Role of histone modifications in transcription regulation upon environmental stress in eukaryotes

Epigenetic modification serves as a crucial mechanism in regulating gene expression and facilitating cellular adaptation to environmental stress. This study aimed to identify histone residues and their associated post-translational modifications (PTMs) that contribute to stress response and adaptati...

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Autor: Bae, Hansol
Tipo de recurso: tesis doctoral
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:CBUC, CESCA
Repositorio:TDR. Tesis Doctorales en Red
OAI Identifier:oai:www.tdx.cat:10803/690850
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10803/690850
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Histone post-translational modification
Transcription regulation
Environmental stress
Stress adaptation
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Modificación postraduccional de histonas
Regulación de la transcripción
Estrés ambiental
Adaptación al estrés
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Sumario:Epigenetic modification serves as a crucial mechanism in regulating gene expression and facilitating cellular adaptation to environmental stress. This study aimed to identify histone residues and their associated post-translational modifications (PTMs) that contribute to stress response and adaptation in the eukaryotic model organism Saccharomyces cerevisiae. A comprehensive set of histone mutants was analyzed to understand the transcriptional and phenotypic effects of potential histone PTMs. Through rigorous selection criteria and extensive experimental validation, we refined our list of candidate histone residues for further study. Histone H3 lysine 64 (H3-K64) emerged as a key player, exhibiting significant transcriptional effects in a PTM-dependent manner. We postulated the PTM involved in this process and investigated the potential regulatory mechanisms of those PTMs involved in this process. Our findings suggest a potential association of the stress response modulating transcription factor, Msn2, and the Set domain-containing methyltransferase, Set1, in the regulation of H3-K64 methylation.