Gene-specific transcriptional silencing by REST function

通过 REST 功能进行基因特异性转录沉默

• 批准号: 10401469
• 负责人: Yan Jessie Zhang
• 金额: $ 31.89万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2013
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2013-08-01 至 2024-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10401469
• 关键词: Address; Adult; Automobile Driving; Biochemical; Biological Assay; Biology; Biophysics; Brain Neoplasms; Cells; Chemicals; Chromatin Structure; Communication; Complex; Complication; DNA; Dependence; Development; Diagnosis; Disease; Dose; Elements; Enzymes; Funding; Gene Expression; Gene Proteins; Gene Silencing; Genes; Genetic Transcription; Glioblastoma; Grant; Intervention; Investigation; Life Expectancy; Measurement; Mediating; Molecular; Neuroglia; Neurons; Pathologic; Patients; Phosphoric Monoester Hydrolases; Promoter Regions; Property; RE1-silencing transcription factor; Reach Effectiveness Adoption Implementation and Maintenance; Regulation; Reporting; Repression; Research; Resolution; Role; Series; Testing; biophysical analysis; cell type; cytotoxic; design; dosage; genetic corepressor; genetic regulatory protein; histone modification; inhibitor; nervous system disorder; overexpression; personalized medicine; protein complex; recruit; small molecule inhibitor; stem cells; structural biology; tool; transcription factor; transcription factor REST; tumor growth

PROJECT SUMMARY The RE-1 silencing transcription factor (REST), also known as Neuron-Restrictive Silencer Factor (NRSF), is a master regulator that represses the expression of neuronal genes in stem cell and non-neuronal cells. Overexpression of REST leads to the development of several types of brain tumors, and its dysregulation has been detected in multiple neurological diseases. The huge discrepancy arises reporting different genes subject to REST control, which might be due to the dose- and cell type-dependency of REST in different contexts. In this grant, we will test the hypothesis that REST transcriptional silencing activity can be controlled by small molecule inhibitors of the regulatory protein of REST we have developed. Particularly, we will investigate the cytotoxic effect of these inhibitors in glioblastoma cells when REST drives tumor growth. Furthermore, we will understand at the atomic level the molecular mechanism of REST function through quantitative assessment of its interaction with its DNA targets and its co-repressors for gene silencing. In the long run, we want to identify small molecule inhibitors to treat diseases driven by excess REST activity.

项目总结

项目成果

Characterization of native protein complexes using ultraviolet photodissociation mass spectrometry.

• DOI: 10.1021/ja505217w
• 发表时间: 2014-09-17
• 期刊: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
• 影响因子: 15
• 作者: O'Brien, John P.;Li, Wenzong;Zhang, Yan;Brodbelt, Jennifer S.
• 通讯作者: Brodbelt, Jennifer S.

Dephosphorylating eukaryotic RNA polymerase II.

• DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2016.01.007
• 发表时间: 2016-04
• 期刊: Biochimica et biophysica acta
• 作者: Mayfield JE;Burkholder NT;Zhang YJ
• 通讯作者: Zhang YJ

Targeted Covalent Inhibition of Small CTD Phosphatase-1 to Promote the Degradation of REST Transcription Factor in Human Cells.

靶向共价抑制小 CTD 磷酸酶 1，促进人体细胞中 REST 转录因子的降解。

• 发表时间: 2022
• 期刊: FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology
• 作者: Zhang,Yan;Medellin,Brenda;Yang,Wanjie;Siegel,Dio
• 通讯作者: Siegel,Dio

Structure of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Rtr1 reveals an active site for an atypical phosphatase.

• DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.aad4805
• 发表时间: 2016-03-01
• 期刊: Science signaling
• 影响因子: 7.3
• 作者: Irani S;Yogesha SD;Mayfield J;Zhang M;Zhang Y;Matthews WL;Nie G;Prescott NA;Zhang YJ
• 通讯作者: Zhang YJ

Elucidation of divergent desaturation pathways in the formation of vinyl isonitrile and isocyanoacrylate.

• DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-32870-4
• 发表时间: 2022-09-12
• 期刊: NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
• 影响因子: 16.6
• 作者: Kim, Wantae;Chen, Tzu-Yu;Cha, Lide;Zhou, Grace;Xing, Kristi;Canty, Nicholas Koenig;Zhang, Yan;Chang, Wei-Chen
• 通讯作者: Chang, Wei-Chen