GSBS Student Publications
Title
An architectural perspective of cell-cycle control at the G1/S phase cell-cycle transition
UMMS Affiliation
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences; Department of Cell Biology and Cancer Center
Date
9-27-2006
Document Type
Article
Medical Subject Headings
Cell Cycle; Cell Nucleus; G1 Phase; Gene Expression Regulation; Histones; Humans; S Phase; Transcription, Genetic
Disciplines
Life Sciences | Medicine and Health Sciences
Abstract
A prominent role for the execution of cell cycle and growth regulatory mechanisms within the three-dimensional context of nuclear architecture is becoming increasingly evident. Signaling pathways and regulatory networks that govern activation and suppression of genes controlling proliferation are functionally integrated for the organization and assembly of transcriptional machinery in nuclear microenvironments. The transcriptional activation of histone genes at the G1/S phase transition (S-point) is temporarily, functionally, and spatially distinct from transcriptional mechanisms at the restriction point (R-point). The spatial distinction in R-point versus S-point control is the localization of clustered histone gene loci at cajal bodies, which is modulated during the cell cycle. Histone nuclear factor P (HiNF-P), the principal factor mediating H4 histone gene transcription, is the final link in the signaling cascade that is initiated with growth factor dependent induction of cyclin E/CDK2 kinase activity at the R-point and culminates in the NPAT-mediated activation of histone H4 genes through HiNF-P at the G1/S phase cell-cycle transition.
Rights and Permissions
Citation: J Cell Physiol. 2006 Dec;209(3):706-10. Link to article on publisher's site
DOI of Published Version
10.1002/jcp.20843
Related Resources
Journal Title
Journal of cellular physiology
PubMed ID
17001681
Repository Citation
Stein, Gary S.; Van Wijnen, Andre J.; Stein, Janet L.; Lian, Jane B.; Montecino, Martin A.; Zaidi, Sayyed K.; and Braastad, Corey D., "An architectural perspective of cell-cycle control at the G1/S phase cell-cycle transition" (2006). GSBS Student Publications. 1191.
https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/gsbs_sp/1191