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ReviewEpigenetics & chromatin2021

Conservation and diversity of the eukaryotic SAGA coactivator complex across kingdoms.

Ying-Jiun C Chen, Sharon Y R Dent

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Review in Epigenetics & chromatin, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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20citing papers in PubMed
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed, 33 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ying-Jiun C ChenDepartment of Epigenetics and Molecular Carcinogenesis, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Smithville, TX, USA.
Sharon Y R DentDepartment of Epigenetics and Molecular Carcinogenesis, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Smithville, TX, USA. sroth@mdanderson.org.ORCID 0000-0002-4824-3269
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · US

Funding

Genetic and Molecular Definition of Histone Modifying Enzyme FunctionsR35GM131678 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI DENT, SHARON Y. R. · 2019 to 2023
$2.0M
Defining USP22 Functions During Mammalian DevelopmentR01HD094400 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI DENT, SHARON Y. R. · 2018 to 2021
$1.6M
NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD094400NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM131678
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The SAGA complex is an evolutionarily conserved transcriptional coactivator that regulates gene expression through its histone acetyltransferase and deubiquitylase activities, recognition of specific histone modifications, and interactions with transcription factors. Multiple lines of evidence indicate the existence of distinct variants of SAGA among organisms as well as within a species, permitting diverse functions to dynamically regulate cellular pathways. Our co-expression analysis of genes encoding human SAGA components showed enrichment in reproductive organs, brain tissues and the skeletal muscle, which corresponds to their established roles in developmental programs, emerging roles in neurodegenerative diseases, and understudied functions in specific cell types. SAGA subunits modulate growth, development and response to various stresses from yeast to plants and metazoans. In metazoans, SAGA further participates in the regulation of differentiation and maturation of both innate and adaptive immune cells, and is associated with initiation and progression of diseases including a broad range of cancers. The evolutionary conservation of SAGA highlights its indispensable role in eukaryotic life, thus deciphering the mechanisms of action of SAGA is key to understanding fundamental biological processes throughout evolution. To illuminate the diversity and conservation of this essential complex, here we discuss variations in composition, essentiality and co-expression of component genes, and its prominent functions across Fungi, Plantae and Animalia kingdoms.

Indexed as

Histone AcetyltransferasesAnimalsConserved SequenceHumansPlantsProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsTranscription FactorsTranscription, GeneticHistone AcetyltransferasesSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsTranscription FactorsCancerCoactivatorDevelopmentDiseaseEpigeneticsEvolutionGCN5SAGA complexStressTranscription

Identifiers

PMID34112237
PMCPMC8194025
OpenAlexW3172220735

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