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Impact of Interactions between Su(Hw)-Dependent Insulators on the Transvection Effect in Drosophila melanogaster.

L S MelnikovaV V MolodinaP G GeorgievA K Golovnin
Published in: Doklady. Biochemistry and biophysics (2024)
Transvection is a phenomenon of interallelic communication in which enhancers can activate a specific promoter located on a homologous chromosome. Insulators play a significant role in ensuring functional interactions between enhancers and promoters. In the presented work, we created a model where two or three copies of the insulator are located next to enhancers and promoters localized on homologous chromosomes. Using the Su(Hw) insulator as a model, we showed that the functional interaction between a pair of insulators promotes enhancer-promoter trans-interactions. The interaction between the three insulators, on the contrary, can lead to the formation of chromatin loops that sterically hinder the full enhancer-promoter interaction. The results of the work suggest the participation of insulators in the regulation of homologous chromosome pairing and in communication between distant genomic loci.
Keyphrases
  • transcription factor
  • dna damage
  • dna methylation
  • dna repair
  • drosophila melanogaster
  • gene expression
  • copy number
  • genome wide
  • physical activity
  • lymph node
  • oxidative stress