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Immunofluorescent Staining for Visualization of Heterochromatin Associated Proteins in Drosophila Salivary Glands
Published on: August 21, 2021
[Conservative E(y)2/Sus1 protein interacts with the Su(Hw)-dependent insulators in Drosophila]
Abstract:
Insulators are regulatory elements having two properties. First, they are able to disturb the interaction between promoters and enhancers/silencers. Second, they are able to block distribution of the heterochromatin. The best-studied are the Su(Hw)-dependent insulators of Drosophila melanogaster, activity of which is determined by the Su(Hw) protein. In this study it was demonstrated that novel, evolutionary conservative transcription factor E(y)2/Sus1 interacted with the Su(Hw) zinc-finger domain and was present in the protein complex, associated with the Su(Hw)-dependent insulators.
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