| Assay Method Information | |
| | Dose Response confirmation of uHTS hits for Scp-1 phosphatase using a colorimetric assay |
| Description: | Data Source: Sanford-Burnham Center for Chemical Genomics (SBCCG) Source Affiliation: Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute (SBMRI, San Diego, CA) Network: NIH Molecular Libraries Probe Production Centers Network (MLPCN) Grant Number: 1 R03 DA030556-01A1 Assay Provider: Dr. Yan Jessie Zhang, University of Texas, Austin, TX Human Scp phosphatases are regulators involved in neuronal gene silencing. This family of phosphatases exhibits specificity for phosphoryl-Ser5 in the heptad repeats of the C-terminal domain of RNA polymerase II (RNA Pol II) and thus inhibit initiation of transcription [1, 2]. Scps strongly associate with the REST/NRSF neuronal silencing complex that functions to inhibit transcription of neuronal genes in neuronal stem cells and in nonneuronal tissues [1]. Inhibition of Scps by dominant negative forms of the enzyme or by premature expression of the nervous system-specific microRNA miR-124, results in differentiation of neuronal stem cells into mature neurons [ |
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