The bithorax complex iab-7 Polycomb Response Element has a novel role in the functioning of the Fab-7 chromatin boundary
Olga Kyrchanova, Amina Kurbidaeva, Marat S. Sabirov, Nikolay Postika, Daniel G. Wolle, Tsutomu Aoki, Oksana G Maksimenko, Vladic Mogila, Paul D. Schedl, Pavel G Georgiev
The paper identifies a novel role for the iab-7 Polycomb Response Element in boundary function by showing its interaction with the LBC and GAF protein, and reveals that HS1 alone can partially function as a boundary.
PLoS Genetics · Aug 15, 2018Peer-reviewedGenetics