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Chromatin
Findings from Columbia University Broaden Understanding of Chromatin
July 26th, 2011
According to the authors of a study from New York City, New York, "It is well established that p53 contacts DNA in a sequence-dependent manner in order to transactivate its myriad target genes. Yet little is known about how p53 interacts with its binding site/response element (RE) within such genes in vivo in the context of nucleosomal DNA." "In this study we demonstrate that both distal (5') and proximal (3') p53 REs within the promoter of the p21 gene in unstressed HCT116 colon carcinoma cells are localized within a region of relatively high nucleosome occupancy. In the absence of cellular stress, p53 is prebound to both p21 REs within nucleosomal DNA in these cells....
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Source: VerticalNews Ivy League (2011-07-26)
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