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Dynamic regulation of transcriptional states by chromatin and transcription factors

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Voss, Ty C., Hager, Gordon L.·2014·Nature Reviews Genetics

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The interaction of regulatory proteins with the complex nucleoprotein structures that are found in mammalian cells involves chromatin reorganization at multiple levels. Mechanisms that support these transitions are complex on many timescales, which range from milliseconds to minutes or hours. In this Review, we discuss emerging concepts regarding the function of regulatory elements in living cells. We also explore the involvement of these dynamic and stochastic processes in the evolution of fluctuating transcriptional activity states that are now commonly reported in eukaryotic systems.

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  • The glucocorticoid receptor interacts with and influences the histone landscape, playing a critical role in shaping it.

    “As a transcription factor, the GR interacts with and influences the histone landscape, playing a critical role in shaping it.124,125”

    From Epigenetic regulation in major depression and other stress-related disorders: molecular mechanisms, clinical relevance and therapeutic potential (2023) · cites this paper as [125]

    In “Transcriptional oscillations due to pulsatile, cell-extrinsic signals” (page not provided), the review says the glucocorticoid receptor interacts with target chromatin and that activation of the MMTV promoter requires receptor-dependent local chromatin remodelling. “Mobility during remodelling” also describes the receptor recruiting a chromatin-remodelling complex. These passages support an influence on local chromatin, but not the broader claim that the receptor plays a critical role in shaping the histone landscape as a whole. (LLM, conf=0.82)

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  • TFs do not bind DNA for periods of time longer than a few seconds.

    “In contrast to the long-held view, an accumulating body of work suggests that TFs do not bind DNA for periods of time longer than a few seconds26, 27.”

    From Synergistic gene expression during the acute phase response is characterized by transcription factor assisted loading (2017) · cites this paper as [26]

    The ‘In vivo dynamics of transcription factors’ section reports rapid exchange for many transcription factors, supporting the contrast with long-term binding. But it also says some site-specific DNA-binding proteins have longer residence times and that transcription factors likely have a broad range of residence times. It does not support a universal limit of a few seconds. (LLM, conf=0.88)

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  • Transcription factor binding to DNA appears to be very transient.

    “While it is clear that enhancers typically favour the more flexible models of sequence organisation, the degree of necessary cooperation between TFs is less obvious, particularly since TF binding to DNA appears to be very transient [113–117].”

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Authors
Voss, T. C., & Hager, G. L.
Affiliations
National Institutes of Health (US)
Corresponding author
Hager, Gordon L.
Venue
Nature Reviews Genetics
Published
2013-12-17
Volume
15
Issue
2
Pages
69-81
ISSN
  • 1471-0056 (ISSN-L)
  • 1471-0064
OpenAlex
W2163353298
Cited by
504
References
124
Citations by year
2026: 31 · 2025: 23 · 2024: 26 · 2023: 24 · 2022: 41 · 2021: 50 · 2020: 34 · 2019: 44 · 2018: 41 · 2017: 57 · 2016: 53 · 2015: 60 · 2014: 18
FWCI
4.11
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Nature Reviews Genetics (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Cancer Institute (Z01BC005450)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Gene Regulatory Network Analysis
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Chromatin Remodeling and Cancer
Keywords
chromatin, transcription factors, transcriptional regulation, chromatin reorganization, gene expression, stochastic gene expression, regulatory elements, nucleoprotein structure, chromatin dynamics
MeSH terms
Animals, Chromatin, Gene Expression Regulation, Humans, Models, Genetic, Nucleosomes, Protein Binding, Transcription Factors, Transcription, Genetic, Chromatin Assembly and Disassembly

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