| Literature DB >> 20010804 |
Raffaella Santoro1, Kerstin-Maike Schmitz, Juan Sandoval, Ingrid Grummt.
Abstract
Epigenetic silencing of a fraction of ribosomal DNA (rDNA) requires association of the nucleolar chromatin-remodelling complex NoRC to 150-250 nucleotide RNAs (pRNA) that originate from an RNA polymerase I promoter located in the intergenic spacer separating rDNA repeats. Here, we show that NoRC-associated pRNA is transcribed from a sub-fraction of hypomethylated rRNA genes during mid S phase, acting in trans to inherit DNA methylation and transcriptional repression of late-replicating silent rDNA copies. The results reveal variability between individual rDNA clusters with distinct functional consequences.Mesh:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 20010804 PMCID: PMC2816622 DOI: 10.1038/embor.2009.254
Source DB: PubMed Journal: EMBO Rep ISSN: 1469-221X Impact factor: 8.807