Increased B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) gene expression is regarded as one of the hallmarks of cardiac myocyte hypertrophy. Here we demonstrate that both basal- and endothelin-1-dependent stimulation of human (h) BNP gene transcription requires the presence of an intact Yin Yang 1 (YY1) binding site positioned at -62 bp relative to the transcription start site. Mutation of this site reduced ...

Background: Mutation of p53 is a frequent event, and mutant exhibits low levels acetylation phosphorylation. This study aimed to investigate the effect histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor, 4-hexylresorcinol (4HR), on phosphorylation carcinoma cells its therapeutic effects in xenograft model. Methods: To determine 4HR p53, western blot analysis was performed using YD-9 YD-15 cells. siRNA used e...

Histones are subject to a wide variety of posttranslational modifications, which play a central role in gene activation and silencing. We have used histone modification-specific antibodies to demonstrate that two histone modifications involved in gene activation – histone H3 acetylation, and H3 lysine 4 methylation – are functionally linked. This interaction, in which the extent of histone H3 a...

Histone acetylation alters chromatin state by modifying lysines on histone and plays an important role in modulating gene transcription. A dynamic balance of histone acetylation/deacetylation is maintained by histone acetyltransferases and histone deacetylases. Emerging evidence suggests that a family of histone deacetylases may exist to regulate diverse cellular functions, including chromatin ...