Disordered and dead, but in good company: How a catalytically inactive UTX retains its function.

Mol Cell

Laboratory of Nuclear Organization, Cecil H. and Ida Green Center for Reproductive Biology Sciences, Division of Basic Research, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 75390 USA; Department of Molecular Biology, Hamon Center for Regenerative Science and Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 75390 USA. Electronic address:

Published: November 2021

Shi et al. (2021) demonstrate that tumor-suppressive and developmental functions of UTX require an intrinsically disordered region (IDR) capable of condensate formation. These results provide further evidence for the functional role of IDR-mediated spatial organization in regulating gene expression in development and disease.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.molcel.2021.10.021DOI Listing

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