Insulator Elements in Erythrocyte Membrane Genes
Steiner L, Maksimova Y, Lin J, Owen A, Schulz V, Bodine D, Gallagher P. Insulator Elements in Erythrocyte Membrane Genes. Blood 2008, 112: 3584. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v112.11.3584.3584.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchErythrocyte membrane protein genesPosition-effect variegationMembrane protein geneProtein geneChromatin domainsAnkyrin promoterDNA sequencesErythroid cellsInsulator elementsMapping protein-DNA interactionsHeterochromatin-mediated geneGenome-wide scaleGenomic DNA microarrayBinding of CTCFStage-specific transcriptsEnhancer-blocking functionProtein-DNA interactionsCopy number-dependent expressionTissue-specific expressionProtein gene expressionCTCF occupancyRepetitive DNAInsulator functionSeparate enhancersErythroid promoter