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DNA elements reducing transcriptional gene silencing revealed by a novel screening strategy.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Kishimoto Naoki, Nagai Jun-ichi, Kinoshita Takehito, Ueno Keiichiro, Ohashi Yuko, Mitsuhara Ichiro
Abstract excerpt
Transcriptional gene silencing (TGS)--a phenomenon observed in endogenous genes/transgenes in eukaryotes--is a huge hindrance to transgenic technology and occurs mainly when the genes involved share sequence homology in their promoter regions. TGS depends on chromosomal position, suggesting the existence of genomic elements that suppress TGS. However, no systematic approach to identify such DNA elements has yet...
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