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XB-ART-11411
EMBO J 2000 Mar 01;195:1023-33. doi: 10.1093/emboj/19.5.1023.
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Hormone activation induces nucleosome positioning in vivo.

Belikov S , Gelius B , Almouzni G , Wrange O .


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The mouse mammary tumor virus (MMTV) promoter is induced by glucocorticoid hormone. A robust hormone- and receptor-dependent activation could be reproduced in Xenopus laevis oocytes. The homogeneous response in this system allowed a detailed analysis of the transition in chromatin structure following hormone activation. This revealed two novel findings: hormone activation led to the establishment of specific translational positioning of nucleosomes despite the lack of significant positioning in the inactive state; and, in the active promoter, a subnucleosomal particle encompassing the glucocorticoid receptor (GR)-binding region was detected. The presence of only a single GR-binding site was sufficient for the structural transition to occur. Both basal promoter elements and ongoing transcription were dispensable. These data reveal a stepwise process in the transcriptional activation by glucocorticoid hormone.

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Species referenced: Xenopus laevis
Genes referenced: nr3c1

References [+] :
Almouzni, Replication-coupled chromatin assembly is required for the repression of basal transcription in vivo. 1993, Pubmed, Xenbase