The Mediator complex: a central integrator of transcription

BL Allen, DJ Taatjes - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2015 - nature.com
Abstract The RNA polymerase II (Pol II) enzyme transcribes all protein-coding and most non-
coding RNA genes and is globally regulated by Mediator—a large, conformationally flexible …

The Mediator complex and transcription regulation

ZC Poss, CC Ebmeier, DJ Taatjes - Critical reviews in biochemistry …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
The Mediator complex is a multi-subunit assembly that appears to be required for regulating
expression of most RNA polymerase II (pol II) transcripts, which include protein-coding and …

A smooth muscle-like origin for beige adipocytes

JZ Long, KJ Svensson, L Tsai, X Zeng, HC Roh… - Cell metabolism, 2014 - cell.com
Thermogenic UCP1-positive cells, which include brown and beige adipocytes, transform
chemical energy into heat and increase whole-body energy expenditure. Using a ribosomal …

Regulatory enhancer–core-promoter communication via transcription factors and cofactors

MA Zabidi, A Stark - Trends in Genetics, 2016 - cell.com
Gene expression is regulated by genomic enhancers that recruit transcription factors and
cofactors to activate transcription from target core promoters. Over the past years, thousands …

The Mediator complex: a master coordinator of transcription and cell lineage development

J Yin, G Wang - Development, 2014 - journals.biologists.com
Mediator is a multiprotein complex that is required for gene transcription by RNA polymerase
II. Multiple subunits of the complex show specificity in relaying information from signals and …

Regulation of MKL1 via actin cytoskeleton dynamics drives adipocyte differentiation

H Nobusue, N Onishi, T Shimizu, E Sugihara… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
Cellular differentiation is regulated through activation and repression of defined transcription
factors. A hallmark of differentiation is a pronounced change in cell shape, which is …

What do transcription factors interact with?

H Chen, BF Pugh - Journal of molecular biology, 2021 - Elsevier
Although we have made significant progress, we still possess a limited understanding of
how genomic and epigenomic information directs gene expression programs through …

RNA polymerase II transcription elongation control

J Guo, DH Price - Chemical reviews, 2013 - ACS Publications
Regulation of gene expression is critical in determining cell identity, development, and
responses to the cellular environment. DNA is the inherited source of genetic information …

Involvement of Mediator complex in malignancy

C Schiano, A Casamassimi, M Rienzo… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2014 - Elsevier
Mediator complex (MED) is an evolutionarily conserved multiprotein, fundamental for growth
and survival of all cells. In eukaryotes, the mRNA transcription is dependent on RNA …

Mediator MED23 cooperates with RUNX2 to drive osteoblast differentiation and bone development

Z Liu, X Yao, G Yan, YC Xu, J Yan, W Zou… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
How lineage specifiers are regulated during development is an outstanding question, and
the molecular regulation of osteogenic factor RUNX2 remains to be fully understood. Here …