Activity-Induced DNA Breaks Govern the Expression of Neuronal Early-Response Genes.
Cell
; 161(7): 1592-605, 2015 Jun 18.
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| ID: mdl-26052046
Neuronal activity causes the rapid expression of immediate early genes that are crucial for experience-driven changes to synapses, learning, and memory. Here, using both molecular and genome-wide next-generation sequencing methods, we report that neuronal activity stimulation triggers the formation of DNA double strand breaks (DSBs) in the promoters of a subset of early-response genes, including Fos, Npas4, and Egr1. Generation of targeted DNA DSBs within Fos and Npas4 promoters is sufficient to induce their expression even in the absence of an external stimulus. Activity-dependent DSB formation is likely mediated by the type II topoisomerase, Topoisomerase IIß (Topo IIß), and knockdown of Topo IIß attenuates both DSB formation and early-response gene expression following neuronal stimulation. Our results suggest that DSB formation is a physiological event that rapidly resolves topological constraints to early-response gene expression in neurons.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Roturas del ADN de Doble Cadena
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Neuronas
Límite:
Animals
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En
Revista:
Cell
Año:
2015
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Article
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Estados Unidos