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Scientific Journals, Journal of Biology, 8(8), p. 73

DOI: 10.1186/jbiol165

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Insulators as mediators of intra- and inter-chromosomal interactions: a common evolutionary theme

Journal article published in 2009 by Chin-Tong Ong ORCID, Victor G. Corces
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Abstract

Abstract Insulator elements mediate intra- and inter-chromosomal interactions. The insulator protein CCCTC-binding factor (CTCF) is important for insulator function in several animals but a report in BMC Molecular Biology shows that Caenorhabditis elegans , yeast and plants lack CTCF. Alternative proteins may have a similar function in these organisms.