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Gerald R. Fink.
Wu, Chia-Yung
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Biology.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biology
2010-08-26T15:28:47Z
2010-08-26T15:28:47Z
2010
2010
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/57564
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Biology, 2010.
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Polyploidy, increased copy number of whole chromosome sets in the genome, is a common cellular state in evolution, development and disease. Polyploidy enlarges cell size and alters gene expression, producing novel phenotypes and functions. Although many polyploid cell types have been discovered, it is not clear how polyploidy changes physiology. Specifically, whether the enlarged cell size of polyploids causes differential gene regulation has not been investigated. In this thesis, I present the evidence for a size-sensing mechanism that alters gene expression in yeast. My results indicate a causal relationship between cell size and gene expression. Ploidy-associated changes in the transcriptome therefore reflect transcriptional adjustment to a larger cell size. The causal and regulatory connection between cell size and transcription suggests that the physical features of a cell (such as size and shape) are a systematic factor in gene regulation. In addition, cell size homeostasis may have a critical function - maintenance of transcriptional homeostasis.
by Chia-Yung Wu.
Ph.D.
127 p.
eng
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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