title: The role of brahma and related proteins in transcription and development.
abstract: The differential transcription of Drosophila homeotic genes is maintained by the Polycomb and trithorax groups of regulatory proteins, many of which are thought to modulate chromatin structure. During the past year, studies of a trithorax group member, brahma, and related yeast and human proteins have suggested that they are components of huge complexes that assist DNA-binding regulatory proteins to overcome the repressive effects of chromatin on transcription.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, University of California, Santa Cruz 95064, USA.
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Tamkun
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D004265:DNA Helicases; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000502:physiology*; D004330:Drosophila / Q000196:embryology / Q000235:genetics; D029721:Drosophila Proteins; D018507:Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental / Q000502:physiology; D005801:Genes, Homeobox / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D015534:Trans-Activators / Q000502:physiology*; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000502:physiology*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D029721:Drosophila Proteins; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; C084011:SMARCA2 protein, human; D015534:Trans-Activators; D014157:Transcription Factors; C086469:brm protein, Drosophila; C084108:SMARCA4 protein, human; D004265:DNA Helicases