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The Role Of The Arginine Methyltransferase Carm1 In Global Transcriptional Regulation., Niamh Coughlan
The Role Of The Arginine Methyltransferase Carm1 In Global Transcriptional Regulation., Niamh Coughlan
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Arginine methylation is a prevalent post-translational modification that is found on many nuclear and cytoplasmic proteins, and has been implicated in the regulation of gene expression. CARM1 is a member of the protein arginine methyltransferase (PRMT) family of proteins, and is a key protein responsible for arginine methylation of a subset of proteins involved in transcription. In this thesis I examine some of the mechanisms through which CARM1 contributes to global transcriptional regulation.
Using a ChIP-DSL approach, we show that the p/CIP/CARM1 complex is recruited to 204 proximal promoters following 17β-estradiol (E2) treatment in MCF-7 cells. Many of the target …