The Binding Sites for the Chromatin Insulator Protein CTCF Map to DNA Methylation-Free Domains Genome-Wide

Table 1.

Selected Genes At or Adjacent To Newly Identified CTCF Target Sites


Clone

Accession #

Gene

Biological function
Intronic CTCF target sites
    140 AY457222 DOCK-1 Apoptosis, phagocytosis, integrin receptor pathway
    144 AY457225 Ubiquitin conjugating enzyme E2A related Ubiquitin-dependent protein degradation
    163 AY457233 Protocadherin LKC precursor like Regulation of cell proliferation
    294 AY457286 Putative prostate cancer suppressor Electron transport
    411 AY457336 Coagulation factor II Apoptosis, JAK-STAT cascade, caspase activation
    717 AY457431 Ahi1 isoform 1 Mannosyl-oligosaccharide glucosidase
1006 AY457543 Glycogen synthase kinase3 beta Anti-apoptosis, morphogenesis
Exonic CTCF target sites
    284 AY457278 C-src tyrosine kinase Mitotic S-specific transcription, zygotic axis determination
    906 AY457503 Translation initiation factor 3 subunit Protein biosynthesis
Genes adjacent to CTCF target site
    6 AY457178 Cbp/p300-interacting transactivator Transcription regulation
    94 AY457205 Fgd1 related F-actin binding protein Transcription factor, morphogenesis, & organogenesis
    200 Sphingomyelin phosphodiesterase Neurogenesis
    398 AY457331 Grb10 Neuropeptide, insulin & EGF receptor, cell-cell signalling
    398 AY457331 Cordon-bleu Neural tube formation
    447 AY457350 Vitamin D3 25-hydroxylase Lipid metabolism, Ca2+ homeostasis, electron transport
    648 AY457400 Ubiquitin conjugating enzyme E2-related Ubiquitin-dependent protein degradation, cell cycle control
    648 AY457400 Purinergic receptor P2Y Cytosolic Ca2+ concentration elevator
    797 AY457461 Tolloid-like Skeletal development
Neighboring genes
    144 AY457225 Sphingosine kinase 1 Sphingolipid metabolism, cell communication
    163 AY457233 Synuclein beta Anti-apoptosis, neurogenesis
    200 Amyloid beta A4 precursor binding B1 Intracellular signalling cascade
    200 Cholecystokinin B receptor G protein signalling linked to IP3 2nd messenger
    265 AY457268 FoxC1 Segment polarity determination, morphogenesis
    284 AY457278 Cytochrome P450 1a2 Cell growth & maintenance, electron transport
    293 AY457285 Mapre1 Cell cycle control, cell proliferation
    322 AY457302 Paraneoplastic C-T-B related Neurogenesis, tumor antigen
    447 AY457350 AMP-activated protein kinase gamma 3 Spermatogenesis, stresss response
    717 AY457431 Myeloblastosis oncogene Anti-apoptosis
    736 AY457440 Transformed mouse 3T3 cell double minute 2 Negative control of cell proliferation, ubiquitin protein ligase
1006
AY457543
Pregnane X receptor
Steroid metabolismolism, skeletal development
  • See Supplemental information for a complete list, including Celera and GenBank ID, Gene Ontology information and a summary of functional data for each clone.

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