The nuclear envelope and transcriptional control
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- 5 June 2007
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Springer Nature in Nature Reviews Genetics
- Vol. 8 (7) , 507-517
- https://doi.org/10.1038/nrg2122
Abstract
Cells have evolved sophisticated multi-protein complexes that can regulate gene activity at various steps of the transcription process. Recent advances highlight the role of nuclear positioning in the control of gene expression and have put nuclear envelope components at centre stage. On the inner face of the nuclear envelope, active genes localize to nuclear-pore structures whereas silent chromatin localizes to non-pore sites. Nuclear-pore components seem to not only recruit the RNA-processing and RNA-export machinery, but contribute a level of regulation that might enhance gene expression in a heritable manner.Keywords
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