Dopamine signaling leads to loss of Polycomb repression and aberrant gene activation in experimental parkinsonism.

Polycomb group (PcG) proteins bind to and repress genes in embryonic stem cells through lineage commitment to the terminal differentiated state. PcG repressed genes are commonly characterized by the presence of the epigenetic histone mark H3K27me3, catalyzed by the Polycomb repressive complex 2. Her...

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Main Authors: Erik Södersten, Michael Feyder, Mads Lerdrup, Ana-Luisa Gomes, Hanna Kryh, Giada Spigolon, Jocelyne Caboche, Gilberto Fisone, Klaus Hansen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-09-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4177666?pdf=render