2024
Genomic transcription factor binding site selection is edited by the chromatin remodeling factor CHD4
Saotome M, Poduval D, Grimm S, Nagornyuk A, Gunarathna S, Shimbo T, Wade P, Takaku M. Genomic transcription factor binding site selection is edited by the chromatin remodeling factor CHD4. Nucleic Acids Research 2024, 52: 3607-3622. PMID: 38281186, PMCID: PMC11039999, DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkae025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscription factorsBreast cancer cellsBinding motifTranscription factor binding motifsTranscription factor-DNA interactionsLineage-determining transcription factorsCellular reprogrammingProof-reading enzymeBasal breast cancer cellsChromatin-binding activityCancer cellsBinding site selectionEukaryotic genomesNucleosome positioningChromatin accessibilityChromatin openingGene activationCHD4Gene expressionChromatinTranscriptionBinding activityFrequent mutationsUnoccupied sitesExquisite specificity
2021
The Hox protein conundrum: The “specifics” of DNA binding for Hox proteins and their partners
De Kumar B, Darland D. The Hox protein conundrum: The “specifics” of DNA binding for Hox proteins and their partners. Developmental Biology 2021, 477: 284-292. PMID: 34102167, PMCID: PMC8846413, DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2021.06.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein binding specificityHox proteinsAnterior-posterior body axisTranscription factor-DNA interactionsBinding specificityHox protein functionMulti-protein interactionsHomeodomain transcription factorHomeotic genesSegmental identityUnique target specificityProtein functionTranscription factorsCooperative binding modelGene expressionBody axisMolecular characterizationTarget specificityProteinDNAMouse systemRecent studiesSubsequent alterationDrosophilaGenes
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