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ArticleMolecular and cellular biology1993

The octamer/mu E4 region of the immunoglobulin heavy-chain enhancer mediates gene repression in myeloma x T-lymphoma hybrids.

L Shen, S Lieberman, L A Eckhardt

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Article in Molecular and cellular biology, 1993. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

L ShenDepartment of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027.
S Lieberman
L A Eckhardt
City University of New York · USColumbia University · US

Funding

THE CHEMICAL AND MOLECULAR BASIS OF BIOLOGICAL PROCESSEST32GM007216 · NIGMS · COLUMBIA UNIV NEW YORK MORNINGSIDE · PI CHALFIE, MARTIN · 1987 to 1998
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NIGMS NIH HHS GM07216
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We have shown previously that the immunoglobulin heavy-chain enhancer acts as a repressor of gene transcription in hybrids between immunoglobulin-producing myelomas and a T-lymphoma line. We have now mapped this repressive activity to a 51-bp enhancer subfragment which contains the octamer and mu E4 protein-binding motifs. Even a single copy of this subfragment will repress gene expression in hybrid cells. Mutational analyses of the repressor fragment suggest that in non-B cells, a strong transcriptional repressor(s) functions through the same motifs important for gene activation in B cells. Changes in chromatin structure that accompany reporter gene repression suggest a general mechanism for prohibiting immunoglobulin heavy-chain locus activation in inappropriate cell types.

Indexed as

Enhancer Elements, GeneticGenes, ImmunoglobulinAnimalsBase SequenceCloning, MolecularDeoxyribonuclease IEscherichia coliGene ExpressionGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHybrid CellsImmunoglobulin Heavy ChainsImmunoglobulin mu-ChainsIntronsLymphoma, T-CellMiceMolecular Sequence DataDeoxyribonuclease IImmunoglobulin Heavy ChainsImmunoglobulin mu-ChainsPentosyltransferasesRecombinant Fusion Proteinsxanthine phosphoribosyltransferase

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PMID8497268
PMCPMC359823
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