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Real-time Analysis of Transcription Factor Binding, Transcription, Translation, and Turnover to Display Global Events During Cellular Activation
Published on: March 7, 2018
Transcriptomics: unravelling the biology of transcription factors and chromatin remodelers during development and
Gerard L Brien1, Adrian P Bracken
1The Smurfit Institute of Genetics, Trinity College Dublin and The Adelaide & Meath Hospital, including The National Children's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
Abstract:
Mammalian development is a highly complex and tightly regulated process. Transcription factors and chromatin remodelers, acting downstream of cell signalling pathways, are the key intrinsic factors which control gene expression. Recent advances in transcriptomics are allowing biologists to begin to unravel the complex biological roles played by these factors. This review focuses on how genome-wide gene expression and chromatin immunoprecipitation studies are expanding our understanding of the roles played by transcription factors and chromatin remodelers during cell fate decisions in development and differentiation.
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Transcription
Transcription is the process of synthesizing RNA from a DNA sequence by RNA polymerase. It is the first step in producing a protein from a gene sequence. Additionally, many other proteins and regulatory sequences are involved in the proper synthesis of messenger RNA (mRNA). Regulation of transcription is responsible for the differentiation of all the different types of cells and often for the proper cellular response to environmental signals.
Transcription Can Produce Different Kinds...
Transcription
Transcription Can Produce Different Kinds of RNA Molecules
In eukaryotes,...
General Transcription Factors
Transcription Factors
Transcription Factors
Master Transcription Regulators

