The molecular principles of gene regulation by Polycomb repressive complexes

NP Blackledge, RJ Klose - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2021 - nature.com
Precise control of gene expression is fundamental to cell function and development.
Although ultimately gene expression relies on DNA-binding transcription factors to guide the …

PRC1 drives Polycomb-mediated gene repression by controlling transcription initiation and burst frequency

P Dobrinić, AT Szczurek, RJ Klose - Nature structural & molecular …, 2021 - nature.com
The Polycomb repressive system plays a fundamental role in controlling gene expression
during mammalian development. To achieve this, Polycomb repressive complexes 1 and 2 …

Transcriptional regulation by Polycomb group proteins

L Di Croce, K Helin - Nature structural & molecular biology, 2013 - nature.com
Polycomb group (PcG) proteins are epigenetic regulators of transcription that have key roles
in stem-cell identity, differentiation and disease. Mechanistically, they function within …

The Polycomb complex PRC2 and its mark in life

R Margueron, D Reinberg - Nature, 2011 - nature.com
Polycomb group proteins maintain the gene-expression pattern of different cells that is set
during early development by regulating chromatin structure. In mammals, two main …

Targeting Polycomb systems to regulate gene expression: modifications to a complex story

NP Blackledge, NR Rose, RJ Klose - Nature reviews Molecular cell …, 2015 - nature.com
Polycomb group proteins are transcriptional repressors that are essential for normal gene
regulation during development. Recent studies suggest that Polycomb repressive …

The roles of Polycomb repressive complexes in mammalian development and cancer

A Piunti, A Shilatifard - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2021 - nature.com
More than 80 years ago, the first Polycomb-related phenotype was identified in Drosophila
melanogaster. Later, a group of diverse genes collectively called Polycomb group (PcG) …

PRC1 complex diversity: where is it taking us?

J Gil, A O'Loghlen - Trends in cell biology, 2014 - cell.com
Polycomb group proteins (PcGs) are essential epigenetic regulators that play key roles in
development, pluripotency, senescence, and cancer. Recent reports have found that the …

Mammalian PRC1 complexes: compositional complexity and diverse molecular mechanisms

Z Geng, Z Gao - International journal of molecular sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Polycomb group (PcG) proteins function as vital epigenetic regulators in various biological
processes, including pluripotency, development, and carcinogenesis. PcG proteins form …

PRC1 catalytic activity is central to polycomb system function

NP Blackledge, NA Fursova, JR Kelley, MK Huseyin… - Molecular cell, 2020 - cell.com
The Polycomb repressive system is an essential chromatin-based regulator of gene
expression. Despite being extensively studied, how the Polycomb system selects its target …

[HTML][HTML] Recruiting polycomb to chromatin

I van Kruijsbergen, S Hontelez, GJC Veenstra - The international journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Polycomb group (PcG) proteins are key regulators in establishing a transcriptional
repressive state. Polycomb Repressive Complex 2 (PRC2), one of the two major PcG protein …