Fine tuning of globin gene expression by DNA methylation.
Fine tuning of globin gene expression by DNA methylation.
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DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0000046
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发表时间:
2006-12-20
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影响因子:
3.7
通讯作者:
Cedar, Howard
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Goren, Alon;Simchen, Giora;Fibach, Eitan;Szabo, Piroska E.;Tanimoto, Keiji;Chakalova, Lyubomira;Pfeifer, Gerd P.;Fraser, Peter J.;Engel, James D.;Cedar, Howard
Expression patterns in the globin gene cluster are subject to developmental regulation in vivo. While the γA and γG genes are expressed in fetal liver, both are silenced in adult erythrocytes. In order to decipher the role of DNA methylation in this process, we generated a YAC transgenic mouse system that allowed us to control γA methylation during development. DNA methylation causes a 20-fold repression of γA both in non-erythroid and adult erythroid cells. In erythroid cells this modification works as a dominant mechanism to repress γ gene expression, probably through changes in histone acetylation that prevent the binding of erythroid transcription factors to the promoter. These studies demonstrate that DNA methylation serves as an elegant in vivo fine-tuning device for selecting appropriate genes in the globin locus. In addition, our findings provide a mechanism for understanding the high levels of γ-globin transcription seen in patients with Hereditary Persistence of Fetal Hemoglobin, and help explain why 5azaC and butyrate compounds stimulate γ-globin expression in patients with β-hemoglobinopathies.
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影响因子:
5.3
作者:
Duan, ZJ;Stamatoyannopoulos, G;Li, QL
通讯作者:
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DOI:
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发表时间:
1988-11-01
影响因子:
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作者:
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通讯作者:
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DOI:
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发表时间:
1998-01-01
期刊:
COOLEYS ANEMIA
影响因子:
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作者:
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通讯作者:
Forget, BG
影响因子:
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作者:
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通讯作者:
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影响因子:
64.8
作者:
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通讯作者:
DILLON, N