The role of CTCF in coordinating the expression of single gene loci

Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 489-494

  Gillen, Austin E ^a   Harris, Ann ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

CFTR; CTCF; Gene expression genique; IFNG

Indexed keywords

CFTR; CO-ORDINATED GENE EXPRESSION; CTCF; CYSTIC FIBROSIS TRANSMEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE REGULATORS; FUNCTIONAL MODEL; GENE CLUSTERS; HIGHER ORDER; IFNG; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR; INTERFERON-GAMMA; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX CLASS; NON-CODING RNAS; NUCLEAR RECEPTORS; STRUCTURAL SIMILARITY;

CHROMOSOMES; RNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION;

CELL NUCLEUS RECEPTOR; GAMMA INTERFERON; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR CTCF; TRANSMEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE REGULATOR;

BINDING SITE; CHROMATIN; CHROMATIN LOOPING; ENHANCER REGION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCUS; GENE STRUCTURE; GENOME; HUMAN; INSULATOR ELEMENT; NONHUMAN; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CYSTIC FIBROSIS TRANSMEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE REGULATOR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENES, REGULATOR; HUMANS; INTERFERON-GAMMA; MICE; REPRESSOR PROTEINS;

VERTEBRATA;

EID: 80053950220     PISSN: 08298211     EISSN: 12086002     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/o11-040     Document Type: Review

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