Plant enhancers exhibit both cooperative and additive interactions among their functional elements

T Jores, J Tonnies, NA Mueth, A Romanowski… - The Plant …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Enhancers are cis-regulatory elements that shape gene expression in response to
numerous developmental and environmental cues. In animals, several models have been …

The architecture of binding cooperativity between densely bound transcription factors

O Lupo, DK Kumar, R Livne, M Chappleboim, I Levy… - Cell Systems, 2023 - cell.com
The binding of transcription factors (TFs) along genomes is restricted to a subset of sites
containing their preferred motifs. TF-binding specificity is often attributed to the co-binding of …

[HTML][HTML] Topology regulatory elements: From shaping genome architecture to gene regulation

LF Chen, HK Long - Current opinion in structural biology, 2023 - Elsevier
The importance of 3D genome topology in the control of gene expression is becoming
increasingly apparent, while regulatory mechanisms remain incompletely understood …

YY1 binding is a gene-intrinsic barrier to Xist-mediated gene silencing

JS Bowness, M Almeida, TB Nesterova… - EMBO reports, 2024 - embopress.org
X chromosome inactivation (XCI) in mammals is mediated by Xist RNA which functions in cis
to silence genes on a single X chromosome in XX female cells, thereby equalising levels of …

A variegated model of transcription factor function in the immune system

K Chowdhary, C Benoist - Trends in Immunology, 2023 - cell.com
Specific combinations of transcription factors (TFs) control the gene expression programs
that underlie specialized immune responses. Previous models of TF function in …

Comparative cofactor screens show the influence of transactivation domains and core promoters on the mechanisms of transcription

CC Bell, JJ Balic, L Talarmain, A Gillespie… - Nature Genetics, 2024 - nature.com
Eukaryotic transcription factors (TFs) activate gene expression by recruiting cofactors to
promoters. However, the relationships between TFs, promoters and their associated …

[HTML][HTML] Integrative approaches to study enhancer–promoter communication

P Mach, L Giorgetti - Current Opinion in Genetics & Development, 2023 - Elsevier
The spatiotemporal control of gene expression in complex multicellular organisms relies on
noncoding regulatory sequences such as enhancers, which activate transcription of target …

[HTML][HTML] Runt-related transcription factors and gene regulatory mechanisms in skeletal development and diseases

H Hojo, S Ohba - Current Osteoporosis Reports, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Runt-related transcription factors (RUNX) play critical roles in
skeletal development, metabolism, and diseases. In mammals, three RUNX members …

[HTML][HTML] Multiomics analysis reveals novel genetic determinants for lens differentiation, structure, and transparency

J Disatham, L Brennan, A Cvekl, M Kantorow - Biomolecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Recent advances in next-generation sequencing and data analysis have provided new
gateways for identification of novel genome-wide genetic determinants governing tissue …

[HTML][HTML] Pre-hypertrophic chondrogenic enhancer landscape of limb and axial skeleton development

F Darbellay, A Ramisch, L Lopez-Delisle… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Chondrocyte differentiation controls skeleton development and stature. Here we provide a
comprehensive map of chondrocyte-specific enhancers and show that they provide a …