Promoting transcription over long distances

Nature Genetics 49, 972 (2017).
doi:10.1038/ng.3904

Authors: Rui R Catarino, Christoph Neumayr & Alexander Stark
Promoters and enhancers have long been regarded as distinct elements, a notion that has been challenged more recently. Two new studies now identify promoters that function as long-range enhancers in vivo to regulate the transcription of distal genes.

Source: Nature Genetics - June 28, 2017 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Rui R Catarino Christoph Neumayr Alexander Stark Tags: News and Views Source Type: research