Transcription of tandemly repetitive DNA: functional roles

Satellite non-coding RNAs: the emerging players in cells, cellular pathways and cancer

(2015) Daniela Ferreira et al.   CHROMOSOME RESEARCH

ATRX contributes to epigenetic asymmetry and silencing of major satellite transcripts in the maternal genome of the mouse embryo

(2015) R. De La Fuente et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Mechanism of siRNA production from repetitive DNA

(2015) Qiuying Yang et al.   GENES & DEVELOPMENT

Role of TERRA in the Regulation of Telomere Length

(2015) Caiqin Wang et al.   International Journal of Biological Sciences

The Paf1 complex represses small-RNA-mediated epigenetic gene silencing

(2015) Katarzyna Maria Kowalik et al.   NATURE

RNA-mediated epigenetic regulation of gene expression

(2015) Daniel Holoch et al.   NATURE REVIEWS GENETICS

Constitutive heterochromatin formation and transcription in mammals

(2015) Nehmé Saksouk et al.   Epigenetics & Chromatin

Satellite DNA Modulates Gene Expression in the Beetle Tribolium castaneum after Heat Stress

(2015) Isidoro Feliciello et al.   PLoS Genetics

Long-time evolution and highly dynamic satellite DNA in leptodactylid and hylodid frogs

(2014) Stenio Eder Vittorazzi et al.   BMC GENETICS

Involvement of satellite I noncoding RNA in regulation of chromosome segregation

(2014) Takashi Ideue et al.   GENES TO CELLS

Repetitive centromeric satellite RNA is essential for kinetochore formation and cell division

(2014) Silvana Rošić et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

Involvement of Telomerase Reverse Transcriptase in Heterochromatin Maintenance

(2014) Y. Maida et al.   MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOLOGY

Redundant Mechanisms to Form Silent Chromatin at Pericentromeric Regions Rely on BEND3 and DNA Methylation

(2014) Nehmé Saksouk et al.   MOLECULAR CELL

ATRX tolerates activity-dependent histone H3 methyl/phos switching to maintain repetitive element silencing in neurons

(2014) Kyung-Min Noh et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Functional characterization of the TERRA transcriptome at damaged telomeres

(2014) Antonio Porro et al.   Nature Communications

The Case for Junk DNA

(2014) Alexander F. Palazzo et al.   PLoS Genetics

Telomeric noncoding RNA: telomeric repeat-containing RNA in telomere biology

(2014) Emilio Cusanelli et al.   Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-RNA

A long non-coding RNA is required for targeting centromeric protein A to the human centromere

(2014) Delphine Quénet et al.   eLife

Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome through the lens of transcription

(2013) Miron Prokocimer et al.   AGING CELL

LBR and Lamin A/C Sequentially Tether Peripheral Heterochromatin and Inversely Regulate Differentiation

(2013) Irina Solovei et al.   CELL

The THO complex component Thp2 counteracts telomeric R-loops and telomere shortening

(2013) Verena Pfeiffer et al.   EMBO JOURNAL

The chromatin remodelling complex NoRC safeguards genome stability by heterochromatin formation at telomeres and centromeres

(2013) Anna Postepska-Igielska et al.   EMBO REPORTS

Telomeric Noncoding RNA TERRA Is Induced by Telomere Shortening to Nucleate Telomerase Molecules at Short Telomeres

(2013) Emilio Cusanelli et al.   MOLECULAR CELL

Conserved DNA Motifs, Including the CENP-B Box-like, Are Possible Promoters of Satellite DNA Array Rearrangements in Nematodes

(2013) Nevenka Meštrović et al.   PLoS One

Step-Wise Methylation of Histone H3K9 Positions Heterochromatin at the Nuclear Periphery

(2012) Benjamin D. Towbin et al.   CELL

A Role for Small RNAs in DNA Double-Strand Break Repair

(2012) Wei Wei et al.   CELL

Pericentric and centromeric transcription: a perfect balance required

(2012) Laura E. Hall et al.   CHROMOSOME RESEARCH

A role for CTCF and cohesin in subtelomere chromatin organization, TERRA transcription, and telomere end protection

(2012) Zhong Deng et al.   EMBO JOURNAL

Epigenetic engineering: histone H3K9 acetylation is compatible with kinetochore structure and function

(2012) J. H. Bergmann et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE

Telomere length regulates TERRA levels through increased trimethylation of telomeric H3K9 and HP1α

(2012) Nausica Arnoult et al.   NATURE STRUCTURAL & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

A small RNA response at DNA ends in Drosophila

(2012) Katharina M. Michalik et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Active transcription and essential role of RNA polymerase II at the centromere during mitosis

(2012) F. L. Chan et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Satellite DNA-associated siRNAs as mediators of heat shock response in insects

(2012) Zeljka Pezer et al.   RNA Biology

Factors That Promote H3 Chromatin Integrity during Transcription Prevent Promiscuous Deposition of CENP-ACnp1 in Fission Yeast

(2012) Eun Shik Choi et al.   PLoS Genetics

KDM2A represses transcription of centromeric satellite repeats and maintains the heterochromatic state

(2011) David Frescas et al.   CELL CYCLE

Endogenous Transcription at the Centromere Facilitates Centromere Activity in Budding Yeast

(2011) Kentaro Ohkuni et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

BRCA1 tumour suppression occurs via heterochromatin-mediated silencing

(2011) Quan Zhu et al.   NATURE

TERRA and hnRNPA1 orchestrate an RPA-to-POT1 switch on telomeric single-stranded DNA

(2011) Rachel Litman Flynn et al.   NATURE

WDHD1 modulates the post-transcriptional step of the centromeric silencing pathway

(2011) Chia-Ling Hsieh et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Aberrant Overexpression of Satellite Repeats in Pancreatic and Other Epithelial Cancers

(2011) D. T. Ting et al.   SCIENCE

A global transcriptional analysis of Plasmodium falciparum malaria reveals a novel family of telomere-associated lncRNAs

(2011) Kate M Broadbent et al.   GENOME BIOLOGY

Stc1: A Critical Link between RNAi and Chromatin Modification Required for Heterochromatin Integrity

(2010) Elizabeth H. Bayne et al.   CELL

A Strand-Specific Burst in Transcription of Pericentric Satellites Is Required for Chromocenter Formation and Early Mouse Development

(2010) Aline.V. Probst et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL CELL

Cell cycle-dependent accumulation of histone H3.3 and euchromatic histone modifications in pericentromeric heterochromatin in response to a decrease in DNA methylation levels

(2010) Kazuto Sugimura et al.   EXPERIMENTAL CELL RESEARCH

The library model for satellite DNA evolution: a case study with the rodents of the genus Ctenomys (Octodontidae) from the Iberá marsh, Argentina

(2010) Diego A. Caraballo et al.   GENETICA

Molecular Dissection of Telomeric Repeat-Containing RNA Biogenesis Unveils the Presence of Distinct and Multiple Regulatory Pathways

(2010) A. Porro et al.   MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOLOGY

The non-coding RNA TERRA is a natural ligand and direct inhibitor of human telomerase

(2010) Sophie Redon et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Epigenetic Regulation of Repetitive Elements Is Attenuated by Prolonged Heat Stress inArabidopsis

(2010) Ales Pecinka et al.   PLANT CELL

Shining a Light on the Genome's 'Dark Matter'

(2010) E. Pennisi   SCIENCE

Stress-Induced Activation of Heterochromatic Transcription

(2010) Mireille Tittel-Elmer et al.   PLoS Genetics

A ‘higher order’ of telomere regulation: telomere heterochromatin and telomeric RNAs

(2009) Stefan Schoeftner et al.   EMBO JOURNAL

Analysis of small RNA in fission yeast; centromeric siRNAs are potentially generated through a structured RNA

(2009) Ingela Djupedal et al.   EMBO JOURNAL

The secret message of heterochromatin: new insights into the mechanisms and function of centromeric and pericentric repeat sequence transcription

(2009) Angeline Eymery et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

CENP-H–containing Complex Facilitates Centromere Deposition of CENP-A in Cooperation with FACT and CHD1

(2009) Masahiro Okada et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL

TERRA RNA Binding to TRF2 Facilitates Heterochromatin Formation and ORC Recruitment at Telomeres

(2009) Zhong Deng et al.   MOLECULAR CELL

Small silencing RNAs: an expanding universe

(2009) Megha Ghildiyal et al.   NATURE REVIEWS GENETICS

Non-coding murine centromeric transcripts associate with and potentiate Aurora B kinase

(2009) Federica Ferri et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

A transcriptomic analysis of human centromeric and pericentric sequences in normal and tumor cells

(2009) Angéline Eymery et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

ICF, an immunodeficiency syndrome: DNA methyltransferase 3B involvement, chromosome anomalies, and gene dysregulation

(2008) Melanie Ehrlich et al.   AUTOIMMUNITY

siRNA-Mediated Heterochromatin Establishment Requires HP1 and Is Associated with Antisense Transcription

(2008) Tetsushi Iida et al.   MOLECULAR CELL

Roles of the Clr4 methyltransferase complex in nucleation, spreading and maintenance of heterochromatin

(2008) Ke Zhang et al.   NATURE STRUCTURAL & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Role of non-coding RNA and heterochromatin in aneuploidy and cancer

(2008) Željka Pezer et al.   SEMINARS IN CANCER BIOLOGY

Satellite DNAs between selfishness and functionality: Structure, genomics and evolution of tandem repeats in centromeric (hetero)chromatin

(2007) Miroslav Plohl et al.   GENE