Monday, July 28, 2014

Genome-wide, high-content image-based screen preformed at DRSC--identification of regulators of organization of polycomb foci

Gonzalez I, Mateos-Langerak J, Thomas A, Cheutin T, Cavalli G. Identification of regulators of the three-dimensional polycomb organization by a microscopy-based genome-wide RNAi screen. Mol Cell. 2014 May 8;54(3):485-99. PMID: 24703951.  

From the abstract: "... Here, we report the results of a high-resolution microscopy genome-wide RNAi screen that identifies 129 genes that regulate the nuclear organization of Pc foci. Candidate genes include PcG components and chromatin factors, as well as many protein-modifying enzymes, including components of the SUMOylation pathway. ... suggesting that the dynamic regulation of Pc SUMOylation regulates PcG-mediated silencing by modulating the kinetics of Pc binding to chromatin as well as its ability to form Polycomb foci."

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