Aspergillus fumigatus      PcG body


※ PcG body introduction

    PcG bodies, termed polycomb bodies, are subnuclear organelles containing polycomb group proteins. They are a kind of PMLOs located in nucleus, which possess liquid-like behavior and are believed to be formed as a result of biological liquid-liquid phase transitions, where an intricate interplay between RNA and intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) or hybrid proteins containing ordered domains and intrinsically disordered protein regions (IDPRs) may play an important role, they are formed as a result of highly regulated and reversible liquid-liquid demixing phase separation and represent condensed liquid droplets, which are invariantly enriched in intrinsically disordered proteins (1). They correspond to local accumulations of PcG proteins, which are important epigenetic regulators that control transcription of their target genes (2). Morover, Polycomb body–associated PHC2 was found to interact with the Polycomb repressive complex, which is relevant to the function of polycomb bodies in transcription regulation (3).

Reference
1. Uversky, V. N. (2017) MappingIntrinsically disordered proteins in overcrowded milieu: Membrane-less organelles, phase separation, and intrinsic disorder. Curr Opin Struct Biol, 44, 18-30. PMID: 27838525
2. Smigova, J., Juda, P., Krejci, J., & Raska, I. (2014) MappingStructural basis of polycomb bodies. Folia Biol (Praha), 60 Suppl 1, 13-20. PMID: 25369336
3. Fong, K. W., Li, Y., Wang, W., Ma, W., Li, K., Qi, R. Z., et al. (2013) MappingWhole-genome screening identifies proteins localized to distinct nuclear bodies. J Cell Biol, 203(1), 149-164. PMID: 24127217


There are 6 genes.  Reviewed (0 or Unreviewed (6

No.StatusDrLLPS IDEnsemble Gene IDUniProt AccessionGene Name
1
LLPS-Asfu-0603
AFUA_1G03380
Q4WK82
AFUA_1G03380
2
LLPS-Asfu-0645
AFUA_1G04900
Q4WJT1
AFUA_1G04900
3
LLPS-Asfu-0837
AFUA_1G16470
Q4WRF7
AFUA_1G16470
4
LLPS-Asfu-0355
AFUA_2G16260
Q4WZP1
AFUA_2G16260
5
LLPS-Asfu-1152
AFUA_4G02930
Q4WA22
dcl2
6
LLPS-Asfu-0589
AFUA_5G03130
Q4WEI5
hat2