GSBS Student Publications
Title
Long-range chromosomal interactions and gene regulation
GSBS Program
Interdisciplinary Graduate Program
Publication Date
2008-11
UMMS Affiliation
Program in Gene Function and Expression
Document Type
Article
Disciplines
Genetics and Genomics | Life Sciences | Medicine and Health Sciences
Abstract
Over the last few years important new insights into the process of long-range gene regulation have been obtained. Gene regulatory elements are found to engage in direct physical interactions with distant target genes and with loci on other chromosomes to modulate transcription. An overview of recently discovered long-range chromosomal interactions is presented, and a network approach is proposed to unravel gene-element relationships. Gene expression is controlled by regulatory elements that can be located far away along the chromosome or in some cases even on other chromosomes. Genes and regulatory elements physically associate with each other resulting in complex genome-wide networks of chromosomal interactions. Here we describe several well-characterized cases of long-range interactions involved in the activation and repression of transcription. We speculate on how these interactions may affect gene expression and outline possible mechanisms that may facilitate encounters between distant elements. Finally, we propose that a genome-wide network analysis may provide new insights into the logic of long-range gene regulation.
DOI of Published Version
10.1039/b803580f
Source
Mol Biosyst. 2008 Nov;4(11):1046-57. Epub 2008 Aug 13. Link to article on publisher's site
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Molecular bioSystems
Related Resources
PubMed ID
18931780
Repository Citation
Miele, Angela and Dekker, Job, "Long-range chromosomal interactions and gene regulation" (2008). GSBS Student Publications. 1347.
https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/gsbs_sp/1347