title: Promoter targeting and chromatin remodeling by the SWI/SNF complex.
abstract: The SWI/SNF complex is a 2 MDa multi-subunit DNA-dependent ATPase that contributes to the regulation of gene transcription by altering chromatin structure. Recent studies have revealed that the SWI/SNF complex is targeted to promoters via direct interactions with transcription activators and have provided insights into mechanisms by which the complex alters nucleosome structure and contributes to the remodeling of chromatin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, 01605, USA. Craig.Peterson@umassmed.edu
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Peterson
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Workman
mesh_terms: D000251:Adenosine Triphosphatases / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D002843:Chromatin / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D004265:DNA Helicases; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic / Q000235:genetics*; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D002843:Chromatin; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; C103337:RSC complex, S cerevisiae; C499336:SMARCA1 protein, human; C084011:SMARCA2 protein, human; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors; D000251:Adenosine Triphosphatases; C084108:SMARCA4 protein, human; D004265:DNA Helicases