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Published on: September 15, 2021
Cohesin: a critical chromatin organizer in mammalian gene regulation
Richard Chien1, Weihua Zeng, Alexander R Ball
1Department of Biological Chemistry, School of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, California 92697-1700, USA.
Abstract:
Cohesins are evolutionarily conserved essential multi-protein complexes that are important for higher-order chromatin organization. They play pivotal roles in the maintenance of genome integrity through mitotic chromosome regulation, DNA repair and replication, as well as gene regulation critical for proper development and cellular differentiation. In this review, we will discuss the multifaceted functions of mammalian cohesins and their apparent functional hierarchy in the cell, with particular focus on their actions in gene regulation and their relevance to human developmental disorders.
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