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Transcription regulation by distal enhancers. Who's in the loop?

Stadhouders, Ralph, van den Heuvel, Anita, Kolovos, Petros, Jorna, Ruud, Leslie, Kris D., Grosveld, Frank, Soler, Eric (2012) Transcription regulation by distal enhancers. Who's in the loop? Transcription, 3 (4). pp. 181-186. ISSN 2154-1264. (doi:10.4161/trns.20720) (KAR id:115052)

Abstract

Genome-wide chromatin profiling efforts have shown that enhancers are often located at large distances from gene promoters within the noncoding genome. Whereas enhancers can stimulate transcription initiation by communicating with promoters via chromatin looping mechanisms, we propose that enhancers may also stimulate transcription elongation by physical interactions with intronic elements. We review here recent findings derived from the study of the hematopoietic system.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.4161/trns.20720
Uncontrolled keywords: enhancer, Myb; chromatin looping; chromosome conformation capture; long-range interactions; transcription elongation; transcription regulatory networks
Institutional Unit: Schools > Kent and Medway Medical School
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Depositing User: Kris Leslie
Date Deposited: 13 May 2026 23:47 UTC
Last Modified: 18 Jul 2026 03:21 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/115052 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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