Pioneer factors as master regulators of the epigenome and cell fate

A Balsalobre, J Drouin - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, 2022 - nature.com
Pioneer factors are transcription factors with the unique ability to initiate opening of closed
chromatin. The stability of cell identity relies on robust mechanisms that maintain the …

Aggressive variants of prostate cancer: underlying mechanisms of neuroendocrine transdifferentiation

L Merkens, V Sailer, D Lessel, E Janzen… - Journal of Experimental …, 2022 - Springer
Prostate cancer is a hormone-driven disease and its tumor cell growth highly relies on
increased androgen receptor (AR) signaling. Therefore, targeted therapy directed against …

In vivo reprogramming of NG2 glia enables adult neurogenesis and functional recovery following spinal cord injury

W Tai, W Wu, LL Wang, H Ni, C Chen, J Yang, T Zang… - Cell stem cell, 2021 - cell.com
Adult neurogenesis plays critical roles in maintaining brain homeostasis and responding to
neurogenic insults. However, the adult mammalian spinal cord lacks an intrinsic capacity for …

[HTML][HTML] Coordinated changes in cellular behavior ensure the lifelong maintenance of the hippocampal stem cell population

L Harris, P Rigo, T Stiehl, ZB Gaber, SHL Austin… - Cell stem cell, 2021 - cell.com
Neural stem cell numbers fall rapidly in the hippocampus of juvenile mice but stabilize
during adulthood, ensuring lifelong hippocampal neurogenesis. We show that this …

Pioneer transcription factors shape the epigenetic landscape

A Mayran, J Drouin - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2018 - ASBMB
Pioneer transcription factors have the unique and important role of unmasking chromatin
domains during development to allow the implementation of new cellular programs …

The pioneer factor OCT4 requires the chromatin remodeller BRG1 to support gene regulatory element function in mouse embryonic stem cells

HW King, RJ Klose - Elife, 2017 - elifesciences.org
Pioneer transcription factors recognise and bind their target sequences in inaccessible
chromatin to establish new transcriptional networks throughout development and cellular …

Structural features of transcription factors associating with nucleosome binding

MF Garcia, CD Moore, KN Schulz, O Alberto… - Molecular cell, 2019 - cell.com
Fate-changing transcription factors (TFs) scan chromatin to initiate new genetic programs
during cell differentiation and reprogramming. Yet the protein structure domains that allow …

ASCL1 reorganizes chromatin to direct neuronal fate and suppress tumorigenicity of glioblastoma stem cells

NI Park, P Guilhamon, K Desai, RF McAdam, E Langille… - Cell stem cell, 2017 - cell.com
Glioblastomas exhibit a hierarchical cellular organization, suggesting that they are driven by
neoplastic stem cells that retain partial yet abnormal differentiation potential. Here, we show …

[HTML][HTML] bHLH transcription factors in neural development, disease, and reprogramming

DJ Dennis, S Han, C Schuurmans - Brain research, 2019 - Elsevier
The formation of functional neural circuits in the vertebrate central nervous system (CNS)
requires that appropriate numbers of the correct types of neuronal and glial cells are …

Oleic acid is an endogenous ligand of TLX/NR2E1 that triggers hippocampal neurogenesis

P Kandel, F Semerci, R Mishra… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Neural stem cells, the source of newborn neurons in the adult hippocampus, are intimately
involved in learning and memory, mood, and stress response. Despite considerable …