Expression profile of HeLa THOC1-depleted stable cell lines (HeTH-4)

THO/TREX is an eukaryotic conserved complex with a role at the interface between transcription and mRNP biogenesis/export that in yeast has been shown to play an important role in preventing transcription-associated genome instability. However, whereas a role of mammalian THO/TREX in mRNA processing and export seems clear, a role on either transcription or genome stability is still being argued. In this work we show, by microarray analysis of gene expression, that THO depletion in human cell lines has a global effect on transcription, with a significant impact on genes involved in transcription and DNA metabolism.

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