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In genetics and molecular biology, a corepressor is a molecule that represses the expression of genes. [1] In prokaryotes, corepressors are small molecules whereas in eukaryotes, corepressors are proteins. A corepressor does not directly bind to DNA, but instead indirectly regulates gene expression by binding to repressors.
In molecular biology and genetics, transcription coregulators are proteins that interact with transcription factors to either activate or repress the transcription of specific genes. [1] Transcription coregulators that activate gene transcription are referred to as coactivators while those that repress are known as corepressors .
The activator, thyroid hormone receptor (TR), is bound to a corepressor preventing transcription of the target gene. The binding of a ligand hormone causes the corepressor to dissociate and a coactivator is recruited.
Furthermore, the NRSF-NRSE complex recruits a transcriptional corepressor known as mSin3. [13] This leads to the activity of histone deacetylase in the region and the repression of the gene. Therefore, studies have revealed the correlation between REST/NRSF and RE1/NRSE in regulating the ANP gene expression in ventricular myocytes. A mutation ...
The ability of nuclear receptors to alternate between activation and repression in response to specific molecular cues, is now known to be attributable in large part to a diverse group of cellular factors, collectively termed coregulators and including coactivators and corepressors.
corepressor – a protein (or a small molecule) that works with transcription factors to decrease the rate of gene transcription response element – a specific sequence of DNA that a transcription factor binds to
Dr1-associated corepressor is a protein that in humans is encoded by the DRAP1 gene. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Transcriptional repression is a general mechanism for regulating transcriptional initiation in organisms ranging from yeast to humans.
Diagram of mediator with cyclin-dependent kinase module. Mediator is a multiprotein complex that functions as a transcriptional coactivator in all eukaryotes.It was discovered in 1990 in the lab of Roger D. Kornberg, recipient of the 2006 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.