GC rich repressor elements

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GC rich repressor element

GC rich repressor element

Down regulation of smooth muscle myosin heavy chain (SM MHC) expression in cultured smooth muscle cells is associated with progressive methylation of a GC rich repressor element (GCGGGA) within the SM MHC promoter.[1]

References

1. Julian M Rozenberg, Daniel B Tesfu, Srilaxmi Musunuri, Joan M Taylor & Christopher P Mack (December 2014). DNA methylation of a GC repressor element in the smooth muscle myosin heavy chain promoter facilitates binding of the Notch-associated transcription factor RBPJ/CSL1. Arterioscler. Thromb. Vasc. Biol. 2014; 34(12):2624–2631. PMID: 25324571. doi:10.1161/ATVBAHA.114.304634. (Rozenberg et al. 2014)