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Systematic dissection of genomic features determining transcription factor binding and enhancer function
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Significance: A central question in biology is how transcription factors (TFs) recognize specific binding sites in enhancers and regulate gene expression. In general, only a fraction of potential binding sites for TFs are occupied in a particular cell type. TF affinity for a motif site, local interactions among TFs, and larger-scale chromatin accessibility can influence binding, although the relative contributions of these factors is unclear. Moreover, little is known about how specific combinations of TFs control quantitative gene expression once bound. Here, we use large-scale synthetic biology approaches to explore the features that govern TF binding vs. enhancer activity. This approach provides a paradigm for systematic study of key regulatory sequences within enhancers and how they interact to influence gene expression.
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- Authors
- Grossman, S. R., Zhang, X., Wang, L., Engreitz, J., Melnikov, A., Rogov, P., Tewhey, R., Isakova, A., Deplancke, B., Bernstein, B. E., Mikkelsen, T. S., & Lander, E. S.
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- Broad Institute (US)
- SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics (CH)
- ORCID
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- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- Publisher
- National Academy of Sciences
- Published
- 2017-01-30
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- 114
- Issue
- 7
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- E1291-E1300
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- 0027-8424 (ISSN-L)
- 1091-6490
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- PMC5321001
- OpenAlex
- W2581468399
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- journal article
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- en
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- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (publishedVersion, other-oa)
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- Funders
- HHS | NIH | National Human Genome Research Institute (2U54HG003067-10)
- HHS | NIH | National Institute of General Medical Sciences (T32GM007753)
- Office of Extramural Research, National Institutes of Health (R01 HG006785)
- 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 › Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors
- Keywords
- enhancer function, transcription factor binding, PPARγ, transcription factor interaction, chromatin accessibility, binding site affinity, massively parallel reporter assay, synthetic enhancers, adipogenesis, gene expression regulation, human genetic variation
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Binding Sites, Enhancer Elements, Genetic, Gene Expression Regulation, Mutation, Protein Binding, Transcription Factors, Genomics, 3T3-L1 Cells, PPAR gamma, Mice, Nucleotide Motifs
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