Paused Pol II captures enhancer activity and acts as a potent insulator

Genes and Development

Volumn 23, Issue 14, 2009, Pages 1606-1612

  Core, Leighton J ^a   Lis, John T ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

DSIF; Hox; Insulator; Long range; NELF; Pol II stalling

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; GAGA FACTOR; RNA POLYMERASE II; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; DNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE ALPHA;

ENHANCER REGION; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE INTERACTION; HUMAN; INSULATOR ELEMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; DNA POLYMERASE II; ENHANCER ELEMENTS, GENETIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; INSULATOR ELEMENTS;

EID: 67650601695     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: 15495477     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.1827709     Document Type: Review

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