Fixation can change the appearance of phase separation in living cells

S Irgen-Gioro, S Yoshida, V Walling, S Chong - elife, 2022 - elifesciences.org
Fixing cells with paraformaldehyde (PFA) is an essential step in numerous biological
techniques as it is thought to preserve a snapshot of biomolecular transactions in living cells …

Mitotic bookmarking redundancy by nuclear receptors in pluripotent cells

A Chervova, A Molliex, HI Baymaz, RX Coux… - Nature Structural & …, 2024 - nature.com
Mitotic bookmarking transcription factors (TFs) are thought to mediate rapid and accurate
reactivation after mitotic gene silencing. However, the loss of individual bookmarking TFs …

Transcription factor retention on mitotic chromosomes: regulatory mechanisms and impact on cell fate decisions

M Raccaud, DM Suter - FEBS letters, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
During mitosis, gene transcription stops, and the bulk of DNA‐binding proteins are excluded
from condensed chromosomes. While most gene‐specific transcription factors are largely …

A role for mitotic bookmarking of SOX2 in pluripotency and differentiation

C Deluz, ET Friman, D Strebinger, A Benke… - Genes & …, 2016 - genesdev.cshlp.org
Mitotic bookmarking transcription factors remain bound to chromosomes during mitosis and
were proposed to regulate phenotypic maintenance of stem and progenitor cells at the …

Mitotic chromosome binding predicts transcription factor properties in interphase

M Raccaud, ET Friman, AB Alber, H Agarwal… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Mammalian transcription factors (TFs) differ broadly in their nuclear mobility and sequence-
specific/non-specific DNA binding. How these properties affect their ability to occupy specific …

Androgen receptor serine 81 phosphorylation mediates chromatin binding and transcriptional activation

S Chen, S Gulla, C Cai, SP Balk - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2012 - ASBMB
Our previous findings indicated that androgen receptor (AR) phosphorylation at serine 81 is
stimulated by the mitotic cyclin-dependent kinase 1 (CDK1). In this report, we extended our …

Mitotic genome-bookmarking by nuclear hormone receptors: A novel dimension in epigenetic reprogramming and disease assessment

S Rizvi, A Chhabra, A Tripathi, RK Tyagi - Molecular and Cellular …, 2023 - Elsevier
Arrival of multi-colored fluorescent proteins and advances in live cell imaging has
immensely contributed to our understanding of intracellular trafficking of nuclear receptors …

Friend or foe? Deciphering androgen receptor action to improve bipolar androgen therapy for prostate cancer

SPG Rollin, MG Lawrence… - Endocrine-Related …, 2025 - erc.bioscientifica.com
Inhibiting the activity of the androgen receptor (AR) is the cornerstone treatment for
advanced prostate cancer. AR-targeted therapies are highly effective in slowing disease …

Mitotic genome bookmarking by nuclear receptor VDR advocates transmission of cellular transcriptional memory to progeny cells

J Kashyap, RK Tyagi - Experimental cell research, 2022 - Elsevier
Mitosis is an essential process for the self-renewal of cells that is accompanied by dynamic
changes in nuclear architecture and chromatin organization. Despite all the changes, the …

Cell-cycle-dependent regulation of androgen receptor function

Y Koryakina, KE Knudsen… - Endocrine-related cancer, 2015 - erc.bioscientifica.com
The androgen receptor (AR) is a critical oncogene in prostate cancer (PCa) development
and progression. In this study, we demonstrate cell-cycle-dependent regulation of AR …