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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-5-15
pubmed:abstractText
The 1.2-kb DNA sequence element (5'HS4) at the 5' end of the chicken beta-globin locus has the two defining properties of an insulator: it prevents an "external" enhancer from acting on a promoter when placed between them ("enhancer blocking") and acts as a barrier to chromosomal position effect (CPE) when it surrounds a stably integrated reporter. We previously reported that a single CTCF-binding site in 5'HS4 is necessary and sufficient for enhancer blocking. We show here that a 250-bp "core" element from within 5'HS4 is sufficient to confer protection against silencing of transgenes caused by CPE. Further dissection of the core reveals that 5'HS4 is a compound element in which it is possible to separate enhancer blocking and barrier activities. We demonstrate that full protection against CPE is conferred by mutant 5'HS4 sequences from which the CTCF-binding site has been deleted. In contrast, mutations of four other protein binding sites within 5'HS4 result in varying reductions in the ability to protect against CPE. We find that binding sites for CTCF are neither necessary nor sufficient for protection against CPE. Comparison of the properties of 5'HS4 with those of other CTCF-binding enhancer-blocking elements suggests that CPE protection is associated with maintenance of a high level of histone acetylation near the insulator, conferred by insulator binding-proteins other than CTCF.
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0027-8424
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
14
pubmed:volume
99
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
6883-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Position-effect protection and enhancer blocking by the chicken beta-globin insulator are separable activities.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratory of Molecular Biology, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-0540, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article