Structural Biology Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, U.S.A.
Biochem Soc Trans. 2021 Jun 30;49(3):1299-1309. doi: 10.1042/BST20200963.
Establishing cell-type-specific gene expression programs relies on the action of distal enhancers, cis-regulatory elements that can activate target genes over large genomic distances - up to Mega-bases away. How distal enhancers physically relay regulatory information to target promoters has remained a mystery. Here, we review the latest developments and insights into promoter-enhancer communication mechanisms revealed by live-cell, real-time single-molecule imaging approaches.
建立细胞类型特异性基因表达程序依赖于远端增强子的作用,这些顺式调控元件可以在很大的基因组距离上激活靶基因 - 高达 Mega-bases 远。远端增强子如何将调控信息物理传递给靶启动子仍然是一个谜。在这里,我们综述了通过活细胞实时单分子成像方法揭示的启动子-增强子通讯机制的最新进展和见解。