Histone H3.3-dependent transcriptional control and B cell differentiation

该项目旨在研究细胞组装转录机制以启动基因和保留转录记忆的基本方式。该项目希望利用跨学科的方法，在染色质生物学和免疫学领域产生新的知识。该项目的预期成果包括通过机构和国际合作增强能力，以确定免疫记忆对刺激的快速转录和功能特征是否归因于组蛋白H3变体及其相关的核体。这应该会带来显著的好处，例如理解在许多物种中启动和维持转录的表观遗传机制。

This project aims to investigate the fundamental way cells assemble transcriptional machinery to turn on genes and retain transcriptional memory. This project expects to generate new knowledge in the areas of both chromatin biology and immunology, using interdisciplinary approaches. Expected outcomes of this project include an enhanced capacity, through institutional and international collaborations, to determine whether the rapid transcription and function characteristic of immune memory in response to stimuli is due to histone H3 variant and its associated nuclear bodies. This should provide significant benefits, such as understanding epigenetic mechanisms that underlie transcription initiation and maintenance across many species.