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Table 2 Coactivator complexes functions at the particular stages of the transcription activation cycle

From: On the way of revealing coactivator complexes cross-talk during transcriptional activation

Family

Stage of action

Real or predicted effect during transcription activation stage

References

Promoter structure maintenance

 Mediator

Nucleosome removal

Stimulation of chromatin remodelers recruitment

[7, 49]

GTFs recruitment

Stabilization of GTFs on promoter

[43]

Pol II recruitment

Making GTFs competent for Pol II recruitment

[44]

Chromatin remodeling complexes

 SWI/SNF

Activator recruitment

Stimulation of activator binding

[15, 62, 63]

Nucleosome removal

Promoter clearance from the nucleosomes

[9, 59, 60]

GTFs recruitment

TFIID binding

[64, 65]

RNA synthesis initiation

Pol II pausing

[66]

Productive elongation

Modulation of transcription elongation and splicing

[15, 66–68]

 ISWI

Activator recruitment

Promoter clearance from the nucleosomes

[9, 70]

 CHD

Nucleosome removal

Stabilization of the open chromatin structure on promoter

[76–78]

Productive elongation

Modulation of transcription elongation and splicing

[80, 82, 85]

 Ino80

Nucleosome removal

Promoter clearance from the nucleosomes

[91, 92, 94, 95]

Histone-modifying complexes

 Methyltransferases

  Set1/MLL

Repressor removal

Trimethylation of Histone H3 on K4

[9]

Productive elongation

[22, 32]

  CARM1

Nucleosome removal

Mono and dimethylation of Histone H3 on R17

[15, 16]

  PRMT1

Nucleosome removal

Mono and dimethylation of Histone H4 on R3

[15, 16]

  Set2

Productive elongation

Trimethylation of Histone H3 on K36

[31, 32]

 Demethylase

  KDM5/Lid

RNA synthesis initiation

Removal of H3K4me3 modification

[39]

 Acetyltransferases

  SAGA

Activator recruitment

Acetylation of Histone H3 on K14

[15, 20, 29]

 

GTFs recruitment

Acetylation of Histone H3 on K9 and Histone H4

[20, 29, 30]

  CBP/p300

GTFs recruitment

Acetylation of Histone H4 at multiple sites

[15]

 Ubiquitin ligase

  Bre

Productive elongation

Ubiquitination of H2B at K120

[34–36]

 Deubiquitinase

  DUB module in SAGA

Repressor removal

Deubiquitination of H2B at K120

[9]

Productive elongation

[38]