A day in the life of chromatin: how enhancer–promoter loops shape daily behavior

Mar 30, 2018Genes & development

How daily changes in DNA loops between gene switches and starters influence behavior

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Abstract

Disruption of enhancer-promoter contacts within chromatin leads to an advance in the 'wake-up' time of mice.

  • Clock genes encode transcription factors that are expressed across various tissues.
  • Time of day-dependent changes in chromatin are linked to core clock oscillations.
  • The assembly of active chromatin domains involves the sequential recruitment of core clock transcription factors daily.
  • Waking up is associated with significant changes in the three-dimensional arrangement of genes within cells.

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