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ReviewNature reviews. Genetics2022

Generating specificity in genome regulation through transcription factor sensitivity to chromatin.

Luke Isbel, Ralph S Grand, Dirk Schübeler

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Review in Nature reviews. Genetics, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 86 papers.

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86citing papers in PubMed
13.7field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

86 citing papers in PubMed, 155 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Current Challenges of Transcription Compartmentalization Research.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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  11. Cardiac epigenome in heart development and disease.Nature reviews. Cardiology · 2026
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  17. Epigenetic Gatekeeping of Intestinal Stem Cell Transformation.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
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26 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Luke IsbelFriedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research, Basel, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-5270-4347
Ralph S GrandFriedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research, Basel, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0001-9193-5239
Dirk SchübelerFriedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research, Basel, Switzerland. dirk@fmi.ch.ORCID 0000-0002-9229-2228
Heidelberg University · DEUniversity of Basel · CHUNSW Sydney · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cell type-specific gene expression relies on transcription factors (TFs) binding DNA sequence motifs embedded in chromatin. Understanding how motifs are accessed in chromatin is crucial to comprehend differential transcriptional responses and the phenotypic impact of sequence variation. Chromatin obstacles to TF binding range from DNA methylation to restriction of DNA access by nucleosomes depending on their position, composition and modification. In vivo and in vitro approaches now enable the study of TF binding in chromatin at unprecedented resolution. Emerging insights suggest that TFs vary in their ability to navigate chromatin states. However, it remains challenging to link binding and transcriptional outcomes to molecular characteristics of TFs or the local chromatin substrate. Here, we discuss our current understanding of how TFs access DNA in chromatin and novel techniques and directions towards a better understanding of this critical step in genome regulation.

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ChromatinTranscription FactorsBinding SitesDNANucleosomesProtein BindingChromatinDNANucleosomesTranscription Factors

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PMID35831531
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