Chromatin looping: CTCF versus ADNP

ADNP is not a loop extrusion barrier and masks underlying CTCF motifs. Loss of ADNP exposes additional CTCF binding sites and leads to novel loop anchor formation. Image: FMI Basel

FMI News Article
The organization of chromatin in the three-dimensional space is complex and requires the help of many proteins, including CTFC. Researchers from the group of Marc Bühler have identified a new player in the process: the transcription factor ADNP. In a recent study, they show that ADNP competes with CTFC, acting as a local modulator of chromatin looping.

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