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ReviewMolecular bioSystems2008

Long-range chromosomal interactions and gene regulation.

Adriana Miele, Job Dekker

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Review in Molecular bioSystems, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 101 papers.

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101citing papers in PubMed
5.4field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

101 citing papers in PubMed, 202 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Adriana MieleProgram in Gene Function and Expression, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605-0103, USA.
Job Dekker
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School · US

Funding

Structural Annotation of the Human GenomeR01HG003143 · NHGRI · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI Job Dekker · 2003 to 2026
$15.4M
NHGRI NIH HHS HG003143NHGRI NIH HHS R01 HG003143
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Over the last few years important new insights into the process of long-range gene regulation have been obtained. Gene regulatory elements are found to engage in direct physical interactions with distant target genes and with loci on other chromosomes to modulate transcription. An overview of recently discovered long-range chromosomal interactions is presented, and a network approach is proposed to unravel gene-element relationships. Gene expression is controlled by regulatory elements that can be located far away along the chromosome or in some cases even on other chromosomes. Genes and regulatory elements physically associate with each other resulting in complex genome-wide networks of chromosomal interactions. Here we describe several well-characterized cases of long-range interactions involved in the activation and repression of transcription. We speculate on how these interactions may affect gene expression and outline possible mechanisms that may facilitate encounters between distant elements. Finally, we propose that a genome-wide network analysis may provide new insights into the logic of long-range gene regulation.

Indexed as

Gene Expression RegulationAnimalsChromosomesGene SilencingGenomeGlobinsHumansLocus Control RegionModels, BiologicalModels, GeneticRegulatory Elements, TranscriptionalTelomereTranscription, GeneticGlobins

Identifiers

PMID18931780
PMCPMC2653627
OpenAlexW2152751895

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