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Dissection of Enhancer Function Using Multiplex CRISPR-based Enhancer Interference in Cell Lines
Published on: June 2, 2018
Making enhancers from spare parts of the genome
David Fredman1, Xianjun Dong, Boris Lenhard
1Institute of Clinical Sciences, Imperial College London and MRC Clinical Sciences Centre, Hammersmith Hospital Campus, Du Cane Road, London, UK.
Genome Biology
|December 31, 2011
Abstract:
New studies show that novel long-range enhancers of developmental genes can emerge by exaptation of protein-coding sequences with no previous regulatory function.
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