Chromatin Looping (IMAGE)

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Chromatin Looping

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When enhancer and promoter elements in DNA come into contact during gene transcription, the intervening DNA sequences bend into loops made of chromatin fiber. The loop may span distances up to 100 kilobases of DNA.

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The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

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