A revised model for promoter competition based on multi-way chromatin interactions at the α-globin locus

oleh: A. Marieke Oudelaar, Caroline L. Harrold, Lars L. P. Hanssen, Jelena M. Telenius, Douglas R. Higgs, Jim R. Hughes

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2019-11-01

Deskripsi

The coordination of interactions between multiple regulatory elements and genes within a chromatin domain remains poorly understood. Here, the authors use a method to detect multi-way chromatin interactions in a mouse model in which the α-globin domain is extended to include several additional genes, finding that the promoters do not form mutually exclusive interactions with the enhancers, but all interact simultaneously in a single complex.