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- | ===== Evolution of New cis-Regulatory Motifs Required for Cell-Specific Gene Expression in Caenorhabditis. ===== | + | ===== cis-regulatory motifs ===== |
+ | **Evolution of New cis-Regulatory Motifs Required for Cell-Specific Gene Expression in Caenorhabditis** | ||
Barkoulas et al. PLoS Genet 2016 Sep; 12(9): | Barkoulas et al. PLoS Genet 2016 Sep; 12(9): | ||
PMID: 27588814 DOI: 10.1371/ | PMID: 27588814 DOI: 10.1371/ | ||
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- | Comparative studies have shown that changes in cis-regulatory sequences contribute to gene expression differences. However, cis evolution may also occur without altering | + | Comparative studies have shown that changes in cis-regulatory sequences contribute to gene expression differences. However, cis evolution may also occur without altering gene expression. |
+ | In this paper, authors have investigated the regulation of //lin-3// (EGF-family) in Rhabditidae nematode species, and report significant cis changes within a 58-bp cell-specific enhancer fragment even though the enhancer activates lin-3 expression in a conserved manner. | ||
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+ | What makes this work more interesting is the //in vivo// quantification of cell-specific transcription and the use of CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing technology in a multicellular organism to manipulate endogenous gene expression. |
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