maternal effect gene?
NCBI Summary:
The protein encoded by this gene is a transcriptional regulatory protein. It contains paired amphipathic helix (PAH) domains, which are important for protein-protein interactions and may mediate repression by the Mad-Max complex. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
General function
DNA binding, Transcription factor
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Cellular localization
Nuclear
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Ovarian function
Early embryo development
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Maternal SIN3A Regulates Reprogramming of Gene Expression During Mouse Preimplantation Development. Jimenez R et al. (2015) The oocyte-to-embryo transition entails genome activation and a dramatic reprogramming of gene expression that is required for continued development. Superimposed on genome activation and reprogramming is development of a transcriptionally repressive state at the level of chromatin structure. Inducing global histone hyperacetylation relieves this repression and histone deacetylases 1 and 2 (HDAC1 and HDAC2) are involved in establishing the repressive state. Because SIN3A is an HDAC1/2 containing complex, we investigated whether it is involved in reprogramming gene expression during the course of genome activation. We find Sin3a mRNA is recruited during maturation and that inhibiting its recruitment not only inhibits development beyond the 2-cell stage but also compromises the fidelity of reprogramming gene expression. The SIN3A that is synthesized during oocyte maturation reaches a maximum level in the mid 1-cell embryo and is essentially absent by the mid 2-cell stage. Over-expressing SIN3A in 1-cell embryos has no obvious effect on pre- and post-implantation development. These results provide a mechanism by which reprogramming can occur using a maternally-inherited transcription machinery, namely, recruitment of mRNAs encoding transcription factors and chromatin remodelers, such as SIN3A.//////////////////
Expression regulated by
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Ovarian localization
Oocyte
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Follicle stages
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Phenotypes
Mutations
1 mutations
Species: mouse
Mutation name: type: null mutation fertility: subfertile Comment: A DNMT3A2-HDAC2 Complex Is Essential for Genomic Imprinting and Genome Integrity in Mouse Oocytes. Ma P et al. (2015) Maternal genomic imprints are established during oogenesis. Histone deacetylases (HDACs) 1 and 2 are required for oocyte development in mouse, but their role in genomic imprinting is unknown. We find that Hdac1:Hdac2(-/-) double-mutant growing oocytes exhibit global DNA hypomethylation and fail to establish imprinting marks for Igf2r, Peg3, and Srnpn. Global hypomethylation correlates with increased retrotransposon expression and double-strand DNA breaks. Nuclear-associated DNMT3A2 is reduced in double-mutant oocytes, and injecting these oocytes with Hdac2 partially restores DNMT3A2 nuclear staining. DNMT3A2 co-immunoprecipitates with HDAC2 in mouse embryonic stem cells. Partial loss of nuclear DNMT3A2 and HDAC2 occurs in Sin3a(-/-) oocytes, which exhibit decreased DNA methylation of imprinting control regions for Igf2r and Srnpn, but not Peg3. These results suggest seminal roles of HDAC1/2 in establishing maternal genomic imprints and maintaining genomic integrity in oocytes mediated in part through a SIN3A complex that interacts with DNMT3A2.//////////////////