An insulator embedded in the chicken α-globin locus regulates chromatin domain configuration and differential gene expression.

Abstract:

:Genome organization into transcriptionally active domains denotes one of the first levels of gene expression regulation. Although the chromatin domain concept is generally accepted, only little is known on how domain organization impacts the regulation of differential gene expression. Insulators might hold answers to address this issue as they delimit and organize chromatin domains. We have previously identified a CTCF-dependent insulator with enhancer-blocking activity embedded in the 5' non-coding region of the chicken α-globin domain. Here, we demonstrate that this element, called the αEHS-1.4 insulator, protects a transgene against chromosomal position effects in stably transfected cell lines and transgenic mice. We found that this insulator can create a regulated chromatin environment that coincides with the onset of adult α-globin gene expression. Furthermore, such activity is in part dependent on the in vivo regulated occupancy of CTCF at the αEHS-1.4 element. Insulator function is also regulated by CTCF poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation. Our results suggest that the αEHS-1.4 insulator contributes in organizing the chromatin structure of the α-globin gene domain and prevents activation of adult α-globin gene expression at the erythroblast stage via CTCF.

journal_name

Nucleic Acids Res

journal_title

Nucleic acids research

authors

Furlan-Magaril M,Rebollar E,Guerrero G,Fernández A,Moltó E,González-Buendía E,Cantero M,Montoliu L,Recillas-Targa F

doi

10.1093/nar/gkq740

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2011-01-01 00:00:00

pages

89-103

issue

1

eissn

0305-1048

issn

1362-4962

pii

gkq740

journal_volume

39

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