Reaction: NoRC:HDAC:DNMT methylates cytosine of the rRNA genes
- in pathway: NoRC negatively regulates rRNA expression
From research with human cells (Majumder et al. 2006, Espada et al. 2007) and inferences from mouse cell models, cytosine residues in the main promoter of silenced rRNA gene copiess are methylated by DNMT1 and DNMT3B. DNMT3B directly binds a triple helix formed by pRNA and the main promoter of rDNA. The methylated cytosines prevent binding of the UBF transcription factor, thus preventing transcription of silenced rRNA gene copies. Histone deacetylation is required for DNA methylation.
Reaction - small molecule participants:
AdoHcy [nucleoplasm]
AdoMet [nucleoplasm]
Reactome.org reaction link: R-HSA-5227490
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Reaction input - small molecules:
S-adenosyl-L-methionine zwitterion
Reaction output - small molecules:
S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine zwitterion
Reactome.org link: R-HSA-5227490