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Comparing enhancer action in cis and in trans.
Genetics - 1 Aug 2012
Bateman Jack R, Johnson Justine E, Locke Melissa N
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Studies from diverse systems have shown that distinct interchromosomal interactions are a central component of nuclear organization. In some cases, these interactions allow an enhancer to act in trans, modulating the expression of a gene encoded on a separate chromosome held in close proximity. Despite recent advances in uncovering such phenomena, our understanding of how a regulatory element acts on another...
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