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Alterations in cellular gene expression without changes in nuclear matrix protein content
Author(s) -
Macoska Jill,
Hoover Carol N.,
Pienta Kenneth J.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
journal of cellular biochemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.028
H-Index - 165
eISSN - 1097-4644
pISSN - 0730-2312
DOI - 10.1002/jcb.240560410
Subject(s) - nuclear matrix , microbiology and biotechnology , gene expression , gene , nuclear protein , matrix (chemical analysis) , biology , cytoskeleton , cell nucleus , nucleus , cell , chemistry , transcription factor , biochemistry , chromatin , chromatography
Cell metabolism and function are modulated in part by cell and nuclear shape. Nuclear shape is controlled by the nuclear matrix, the RNA‐protein skeleton the nucleus, and its interactions with cytoskeletal systems such as intermediate filaments and actin microfilaments. The nuclear matrix plays an important role in cell function and gene expression because active genes are bound to the nuclear matrix whereas inactive genes are not. It is unknown, however, how genes move on and off the matrix, and whether these events require compositional protein changes, i.e., alterations in protein content of the nuclear matrix, or other, more subtle alterations and/or modificatins. The purpose of this investigation was to begin to determine how nuclear matrix protein composition is related to gene expression. We demonstrate that gene expression can change without apparent changes in the protein composition of the nuclear matrix in MCF10A breast epithelial cells.