Several distinct polycomb complexes regulate and co-localize on the INK4a tumor suppressor locus.

Misexpression of Polycomb repressive complex 1 (PRC1) components in human cells profoundly influences the onset of cellular senescence by modulating transcription of the INK4a tumor suppressor gene. Using tandem affinity purification, we find that CBX7 and CBX8, two Polycomb (Pc) homologs that repre...

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Main Authors: Goedele N Maertens, Selma El Messaoudi-Aubert, Tomas Racek, Julie K Stock, James Nicholls, Marc Rodriguez-Niedenführ, Jesus Gil, Gordon Peters
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-07-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2713427?pdf=render