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ArticleGenome research2008

Reconfiguration of genomic anchors upon transcriptional activation of the human major histocompatibility complex.

Diego Ottaviani, Elliott Lever, Richard Mitter, Tania Jones, Tim Forshew, Rossitza Christova, Eleni M Tomazou, Vardhman K Rakyan, Stephen A Krawetz, Adrian E Platts and 3 more

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Article in Genome research, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 37 citations in OpenAlex.

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  12. Determination of the in vivo structural DNA loop organization in the genomic region of the rat albumin locus by means of a topological approach.DNA research : an international journal for rapid publication of reports on genes and genomes · 2010
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  13. Operons.Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS · 2009
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  14. The human Major Histocompatibility Complex as a paradigm in genomics research.Briefings in functional genomics & proteomics · 2009
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Diego OttavianiCancer Research UK London Research Institute, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PX, United Kingdom.
Elliott Lever
Richard Mitter
Tania Jones
Tim Forshew
Rossitza Christova
Eleni M Tomazou
Vardhman K Rakyan
Stephen A Krawetz
Adrian E Platts
Badmavady Segarane
Stephan Beck
Denise Sheer
Queen Mary University of London · GBThe Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn · GBWayne State University · USUniversity College London · GBWellcome Sanger Institute · GB

Funding

GENETIC MECHANISMS THAT POTENTIATE HUMAN SPERMATOGENESISR01HD036512 · NICHD · WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY · PI KRAWETZ, STEPHEN A · 1999 to 2009
$2.1M
Cancer Research UK A8318Cancer Research UK C5321/A8318NICHD NIH HHS HD36512NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD036512Wellcome TrustWellcome Trust WT084071
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The folding of chromatin into topologically constrained loop domains is essential for genomic function. We have identified genomic anchors that define the organization of chromatin loop domains across the human major histocompatibility complex (MHC). This locus contains critical genes for immunity and is associated with more diseases than any other region of the genome. Classical MHC genes are expressed in a cell type-specific pattern and can be induced by cytokines such as interferon-gamma (IFNG). Transcriptional activation of the MHC was associated with a reconfiguration of chromatin architecture resulting from the formation of additional genomic anchors. These findings suggest that the dynamic arrangement of genomic anchors and loops plays a role in transcriptional regulation.

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Major Histocompatibility ComplexB-LymphocytesCell LineChromatinFibroblastsGenes, MHC Class IIGenome, HumanHLA AntigensHumansInterferon-gammaMatrix Attachment RegionsModels, GeneticRecombinant ProteinsTranscriptional ActivationChromatinHLA AntigensInterferon-gammaRecombinant Proteins

Identifiers

PMID18849521
PMCPMC2577859
OpenAlexW2096300613

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