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Enhancer and promoter interactions—long distance calls

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Krivega, Ivan, Dean, Ann·2012·Current Opinion in Genetics & Development

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In metazoans, enhancers of gene transcription must often exert their effects over tens of kilobases of DNA. Over the past decade it has become clear that to do this, enhancers come into close proximity with target promoters with the looping away of intervening sequences. In a few cases proteins that are involved in the establishment or maintenance of these loops have been revealed but how the proper gene target is selected remains mysterious. Chromatin insulators had been appreciated as elements that play a role in enhancer fidelity through their enhancer blocking or barrier activity. However, recent work suggests more direct participation of insulators in enhancer-gene interactions. The emerging view begins to incorporate transcription activation by distant enhancers with large scale nuclear architecture and subnuclear movement.

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  • Enhancers are often located at a considerable distance from their target genes, and it is believed they function by recruiting specific chromatin remodeling factors that promote the formation of chromatin loops, bringing the enhancer and promoter into close proximity.

    “As enhancers are often located at a considerable distance from their target genes, it is believed they function by recruiting specific chromatin remodeling factors that promote the formation of chromatin loops, bringing the enhancer and promoter into close proximity [178].”

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Authors
Krivega, I., & Dean, A.
Affiliations
National Institutes of Health (US)
Corresponding author
Dean, Ann
Venue
Current Opinion in Genetics & Development
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2012-04
Volume
22
Issue
2
Pages
79-85
ISSN
0959-437X (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2116584178
Cited by
225
References
65
Citations by year
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FWCI
1.84
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Current Opinion in Genetics & Development (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (ZIADK015508, ZIADK075033)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Chromatin Remodeling and Cancer
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Nuclear Structure and Function
Keywords
enhancer-promoter interactions, enhancer looping, chromatin insulators, enhancer blocking, long-range transcriptional regulation, nuclear organization
MeSH terms
Animals, Enhancer Elements, Genetic, Humans, Models, Genetic, Promoter Regions, Genetic, Transcriptional Activation, RNA, Untranslated

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