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dc.contributor.author유현석en_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-12-01T11:48:32Z-
dc.date.available2014-12-01T11:48:32Z-
dc.date.issued2013en_US
dc.identifier.otherOAK-2014-01283en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://postech.dcollection.net/jsp/common/DcLoOrgPer.jsp?sItemId=000001557177en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://oasis.postech.ac.kr/handle/2014.oak/1785-
dc.descriptionDoctoren_US
dc.description.abstractTo perform incredibly diverse biological activities with limited number of genes, organisms have developed complex temporal and spatial regulation mechanisms of gene expression. Dynamic regulation of RNA Polymerase II and its associated factors provide critical points of regulation in eukaryotic gene expression. PAF complex is an RNA polymerase II associated factor that controls diverse steps of gene expression. Although it is generally associated with active transcription, a repressive PAF complex has also been suggested. Furthermore, signal-specific function of PAF complex by interacting with signaling molecules is being reported recently. Using an immediate early gene, c-Fos, as a negatively regulated inducible target gene, I elucidated a novel mechanism of repressive PAF complex with signal specificity. PAF complex repressed c-Fos transcription by regulating the association of negative elongation factor, NELF which is important for RNA polymerase II pausing. Chromatin association of PAF complex was changed by a proinflammatory cytokine, interleukin-6 in a locus-specific manner. Involvement of PAF complex component, Ctr9 in interleukin-6 target gene expression suggested its possible role in the Th17 cell differentiation, where interleukin-6 is critical. I found that Ctr9 depletion in differentiating CD4 T cells enhanced the their differentiation into Th17 cells. Ctr9 expression was inhibited by interleukin-6 signal and its association with Il17 coding region was decreased during Th17 differentiation. This indicated the presence of a novel feed-forward loop in Il-17 transcriptional regulatory circuit. Although PAFc closely related to diverse cellular processes, such as cell cycle progression or development in mammals, its role in the mammalian immune system has not been addressed well yet. Here, I elucidated a molecular mechanism of repressive PAF complex under inflammatory condition. Based on potential of Ctr9 in interleukin-6 signaling, I also showed its physiological importance in the immune cell differentiation.en_US
dc.languageengen_US
dc.publisher포항공과대학교en_US
dc.rightsBY_NC_NDen_US
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/kren_US
dc.titleStudies on PAF complex in the regulation of transcription and its role in the differentiation of Th17 cellsen_US
dc.title.alternative다기능 전사 조절 복합체 PAF complex의 전사 반응 조절 메커니즘과 Th17 세포 분화에 미치는 영향에 대한 연구en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.contributor.college일반대학원 분자생명과학부en_US
dc.date.degree2013- 2en_US
dc.contributor.department포항공과대학교en_US
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