Distributions of Z-DNA and nuclear factor I in human chromosome 22: a model for coupled transcriptional regulation.
Nucleic Acids Res
; 32(22): 6501-10, 2004.
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An analysis of the human chromosome 22 genomic sequence shows that both Z-DNA forming regions (ZDRs) and promoter sites for nuclear factor-I (NFI) are correlated with the locations of known and predicted genes across the chromosome and accumulate around the transcriptional start sites of the known genes. Thus, the occurrence of Z-DNA across human genomic sequences mirrors that of a known eukaryotic transcription factor. In addition, 43 of the 383 fully annotated chromosomal genes have ZDRs within 2 nucleosomes upstream of strong NFIs. This suggests a distinct class of human genes that may potentially be transcriptionally regulated by a mechanism that couples Z-DNA with NFI activation, similar to the mechanism previously elucidated for the human colony stimulation factor-I promoter [Liu et al. (2001) Cell, 106, 309-318]. The results from this study will facilitate the design of experimental studies to test the generality of this mechanism for other genes in the cell.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Factores de Transcripción
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Transcripción Genética
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Cromosomas Humanos Par 22
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Regulación de la Expresión Génica
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Proteínas Potenciadoras de Unión a CCAAT
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ADN de Forma Z
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Modelos Genéticos
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Humans
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En
Revista:
Nucleic Acids Res
Año:
2004
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos