CTCF shapes chromatin structure and gene expression in health and disease

B Dehingia, M Milewska, M Janowski, A Pękowska - EMBO reports, 2022 - embopress.org
CCCTC‐binding factor (CTCF) is an eleven zinc finger (ZF), multivalent transcriptional
regulator, that recognizes numerous motifs thanks to the deployment of distinct combinations …

[HTML][HTML] Beyond genomic weaving: Molecular roles for CTCF outside cohesin loop extrusion

A Corin, EP Nora, V Ramani - Current Opinion in Genetics & Development, 2025 - Elsevier
CCCTC-binding factor (CTCF) is a key regulator of 3D genome organization and
transcriptional activity. Beyond its well-characterized role in facilitating cohesin-mediated …

The SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complexes BAF and PBAF differentially regulate epigenetic transitions in exhausted CD8+ T cells

AE Baxter, H Huang, JR Giles, Z Chen, JE Wu, S Drury… - Immunity, 2023 - cell.com
CD8+ T cell exhaustion (Tex) limits disease control during chronic viral infections and
cancer. Here, we investigated the epigenetic factors mediating major chromatin-remodeling …

A cohesin traffic pattern genetically linked to gene regulation

AL Valton, SV Venev, B Mair, ES Khokhar… - Nature structural & …, 2022 - nature.com
Cohesin-mediated loop extrusion has been shown to be blocked at specific cis-elements,
including CTCF sites, producing patterns of loops and domain boundaries along …

BRD9 determines the cell fate of hematopoietic stem cells by regulating chromatin state

M **ao, S Kondo, M Nomura, S Kato… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
ATP-dependent chromatin remodeling SWI/SNF complexes exist in three subcomplexes:
canonical BAF (cBAF), polybromo BAF (PBAF), and a newly described non-canonical BAF …

Loss of PBAF promotes expansion and effector differentiation of CD8+ T cells during chronic viral infection and cancer

A Kharel, J Shen, R Brown, Y Chen, C Nguyen… - Cell reports, 2023 - cell.com
During chronic viral infection and cancer, it has been established that a subset of progenitor
CD8+ T cells continuously gives rise to terminally exhausted cells and cytotoxic effector …

[HTML][HTML] Chronic activation of MUC1-C in wound repair promotes progression to cancer stem cells

DW Kufe - Journal of cancer metastasis and treatment, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract The mucin 1 (MUC1) gene emerged in mammals to afford protection of barrier
epithelial tissues from the external environment. MUC1 encodes a transmembrane C …

Deciphering Molecular Determinants Underlying Penicillium digitatum's Response to Biological and Chemical Antifungal Agents by Tandem Mass Tag (TMT)-Based …

L Citores, M Valletta, VP Singh, PV Pedone… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Penicillium digitatum is a widespread pathogen responsible for the postharvest decay of
citrus, one of the most economically important crops worldwide. Currently, chemical …

Role of the cellular factor CTCF in the regulation of bovine leukemia virus latency and three-dimensional chromatin organization

M Bellefroid, A Rodari, M Galais… - Nucleic acids …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Bovine leukemia virus (BLV)-induced tumoral development is a multifactorial phenomenon
that remains incompletely understood. Here, we highlight the critical role of the cellular …

At the crossroad of gene regulation and genome organization: Potential roles for ATP-dependent chromatin remodelers in the regulation of CTCF-mediated 3D …

A Alpsoy, S Sood, EC Dykhuizen - Biology, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The way DNA is packaged in the nucleus of a cell is important for when
and how genes are expressed. There are many levels of packaging, and new techniques …