Looping versus linking: toward a model for long-distance gene activation
M Bulger, M Groudine - Genes & development, 1999 - genesdev.cshlp.org
Locus control regions (LCRs) are defined by their ability, in transgenic assays, to direct high-
level, tissue-specific expression of linked genes at all sites of integration examined and at …
level, tissue-specific expression of linked genes at all sites of integration examined and at …
Transcriptional enhancers: Intelligent enhanceosomes or flexible billboards?
DN Arnosti, MM Kulkarni - Journal of cellular biochemistry, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
In higher eukaryotes, transcriptional enhancers play critical roles in the integration of cellular
signaling information, but apart from a few well‐studied model enhancers, we lack a general …
signaling information, but apart from a few well‐studied model enhancers, we lack a general …
Active genes dynamically colocalize to shared sites of ongoing transcription
CS Osborne, L Chakalova, KE Brown, D Carter… - Nature …, 2004 - nature.com
The intranuclear position of many genes has been correlated with their activity state,
suggesting that migration to functional subcompartments may influence gene expression …
suggesting that migration to functional subcompartments may influence gene expression …
Repeat-induced gene silencing in mammals
D Garrick, S Fiering, DIK Martin, E Whitelaw - Nature genetics, 1998 - nature.com
In both plants1–3 and Drosophila melanogastei4, 5. expression from a transgenic locus may
be silenced when repeated trans-gene copies are arranged as a concatameric array. This …
be silenced when repeated trans-gene copies are arranged as a concatameric array. This …
Promoter Elements of vav Drive Transgene Expression In Vivo Throughout the Hematopoietic Compartment
S Ogilvy, D Metcalf, L Gibson, ML Bath… - Blood, The Journal …, 1999 - ashpublications.org
To develop a method for targeting expression of genes to the full hematopoietic system, we
have used transgenic mice to explore the transcriptional regulation of the vav gene, which is …
have used transgenic mice to explore the transcriptional regulation of the vav gene, which is …
Probability in transcriptional regulation and its implications for leukocyte differentiation and inducible gene expression
DA Hume - Blood, The Journal of the American Society of …, 2000 - ashpublications.org
The phenotype of individual hematopoietic cells, like all other differentiated mammalian
cells, is determined by selective transcription of a subset of the genes encoded within the …
cells, is determined by selective transcription of a subset of the genes encoded within the …
A functional enhancer suppresses silencing of a transgene and prevents its localization close to centromeric heterochromatin
C Francastel, MC Walters, M Groudine, DIK Martin - Cell, 1999 - cell.com
To explore the mechanism by which enhancers maintain gene expression, we have
assessed the ability of an enhancer and derivative mutants to influence silencing and …
assessed the ability of an enhancer and derivative mutants to influence silencing and …
To be or not to be active: the stochastic nature of enhancer action
S Fiering, E Whitelaw, DIK Martin - Bioessays, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
Transcriptional enhancers are traditionally considered to regulate the rate at which a linked
promoter transcribes mRNA, but recent experiments suggest a reevaluation of this model is …
promoter transcribes mRNA, but recent experiments suggest a reevaluation of this model is …
Epigenetic variation and inheritance in mammals
VK Rakyan, S Beck - Current opinion in genetics & development, 2006 - Elsevier
What determines phenotype is one of the most fundamental questions in biology.
Historically, the search for answers had focused on genetic or environmental variants, but …
Historically, the search for answers had focused on genetic or environmental variants, but …
Power-law behavior of transcriptional bursting regulated by enhancer–promoter communication
Revealing how transcriptional bursting kinetics are genomically encoded is challenging
because genome structures are stochastic at the organization level and are suggestively …
because genome structures are stochastic at the organization level and are suggestively …