Absence of a simple code: how transcription factors read the genome

M Slattery, T Zhou, L Yang, ACD Machado… - Trends in biochemical …, 2014 - cell.com
Transcription factors (TFs) influence cell fate by interpreting the regulatory DNA within a
genome. TFs recognize DNA in a specific manner; the mechanisms underlying this …

Plant SAM-domain proteins start to reveal their roles

G Denay, G Vachon, R Dumas, C Zubieta… - Trends in Plant Science, 2017 - cell.com
Proteins often act in complexes assembled via protein–protein interaction domains. The
sterile alpha motif (SAM) domain is one of the most prominent interaction domains in …

A SAM oligomerization domain shapes the genomic binding landscape of the LEAFY transcription factor

C Sayou, MH Nanao, M Jamin, D Posé… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Deciphering the mechanisms directing transcription factors (TFs) to specific genome regions
is essential to understand and predict transcriptional regulation. TFs recognize short DNA …

Dynamic BTB-domain filaments promote clustering of ZBTB proteins

L Mance, N Bigot, EZ Sánchez, F Coste… - Molecular Cell, 2024 - cell.com
The formation of dynamic protein filaments contributes to various biological functions by
clustering individual molecules together and enhancing their binding to ligands. We report …

Interplay of dFOXO and Two ETS-Family Transcription Factors Determines Lifespan in Drosophila melanogaster

N Alic, ME Giannakou, I Papatheodorou… - PLoS …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Forkhead box O (FoxO) transcription factors (TFs) are key drivers of complex transcriptional
programmes that determine animal lifespan. FoxOs regulate a number of other TFs, but how …

Longevity is determined by ETS transcription factors in multiple tissues and diverse species

AJ Dobson, R Boulton-McDonald, L Houchou… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Ageing populations pose one of the main public health crises of our time. Reprogramming
gene expression by altering the activities of sequence-specific transcription factors (TFs) can …

[HTML][HTML] Repressive gene regulation synchronizes development with cellular metabolism

JJ Cassidy, SM Bernasek, R Bakker, R Giri, N Peláez… - Cell, 2019 - cell.com
Metabolic conditions affect the developmental tempo of animals. Developmental gene
regulatory networks (GRNs) must therefore synchronize their dynamics with a variable …

Divergent transcriptional regulatory logic at the intersection of tissue growth and developmental patterning

M Slattery, R Voutev, L Ma, N Negre, KP White… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
The Yorkie/Yap transcriptional coactivator is a well-known regulator of cellular proliferation
in both invertebrates and mammals. As a coactivator, Yorkie (Yki) lacks a DNA binding …

Dynamics and heterogeneity of a fate determinant during transition towards cell differentiation

N Peláez, A Gavalda-Miralles, B Wang, HT Navarro… - Elife, 2015 - elifesciences.org
Yan is an ETS-domain transcription factor responsible for maintaining Drosophila eye cells
in a multipotent state. Yan is at the core of a regulatory network that determines the time and …

[HTML][HTML] A comparative study of Pointed and Yan expression reveals new complexity to the transcriptional networks downstream of receptor tyrosine kinase signaling

JFB Lachance, N Peláez, JJ Cassidy, JL Webber… - Developmental …, 2014 - Elsevier
The biochemical regulatory network downstream of receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) signaling
is controlled by two opposing ETS family members: the transcriptional activator Pointed (Pnt) …