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CTCF-dependent chromatin insulator as a built-in attenuator of angiogenesis

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Pages 73-77 | Received 04 Jan 2012, Accepted 06 Feb 2012, Published online: 01 Mar 2012
 

Abstract

VEGF is a pivotal pro-angiogenic growth factor and its dosage decisively impacts vascularization. We recently identified a CTCF-dependent chromatin insulator that critically restrains the transcriptional induction of VEGF and angiogenesis. We postulate that CTCF may exert enhancer blocking by mediating chromatin looping and/or RNA polymerase pausing at the VEGF locus.

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