Sensitivity of transcription factors to DNA methylation.

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Date publication

décembre 2019

Journal

Essays in biochemistry

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Dr BARDET Anaïs


Tous les auteurs :
Héberlé É, Bardet AF

Résumé

Dynamic binding of transcription factors (TFs) to regulatory elements controls transcriptional states throughout organism development. Epigenetics modifications, such as DNA methylation mostly within cytosine-guanine dinucleotides (CpGs), have the potential to modulate TF binding to DNA. Although DNA methylation has long been thought to repress TF binding, a more recent model proposes that TF binding can also inhibit DNA methylation. Here, we review the possible scenarios by which DNA methylation and TF binding affect each other. Further in vivo experiments will be required to generalize these models.

Mots clés

DNA methylation, Transcription factor, gene regulation

Référence

Essays Biochem. 2019 12 20;63(6):727-741