Article ; Online: Enhancer functions in three dimensions
F1000Research, Vol
beyond the flat world perspective [version 1; referees: 3 approved]
2018 Volume 7
Abstract: Transcriptional enhancers constitute a subclass of regulatory elements that facilitate transcription. Such regions are generally organized by short stretches of DNA enriched in transcription factor-binding sites but also can include very large regions ... ...
Abstract | Transcriptional enhancers constitute a subclass of regulatory elements that facilitate transcription. Such regions are generally organized by short stretches of DNA enriched in transcription factor-binding sites but also can include very large regions containing clusters of enhancers, termed super-enhancers. These regions increase the probability or the rate (or both) of transcription generally in cis and sometimes over very long distances by altering chromatin states and the activity of Pol II machinery at promoters. Although enhancers were discovered almost four decades ago, their inner workings remain enigmatic. One important opening into the underlying principle has been provided by observations that enhancers make physical contacts with their target promoters to facilitate the loading of the RNA polymerase complex. However, very little is known about how such chromatin loops are regulated and how they govern transcription in the three-dimensional context of the nuclear architecture. Here, we present current themes of how enhancers may boost gene expression in three dimensions and we identify currently unresolved key questions. |
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Keywords | Medicine ; R ; Science ; Q |
Subject code | 570 |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z |
Publisher | F1000 Research Ltd |
Document type | Article ; Online |
Database | BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection) |
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