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Catherine M. Farrell

Researcher at National Institutes of Health

Publications -  18
Citations -  7367

Catherine M. Farrell is an academic researcher from National Institutes of Health. The author has contributed to research in topics: RefSeq & Gene. The author has an hindex of 15, co-authored 16 publications receiving 5808 citations. Previous affiliations of Catherine M. Farrell include University of California, Santa Cruz.

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The insulation of genes from external enhancers and silencing chromatin

TL;DR: DNA sequence elements that can serve in some cases as barriers to protect a gene against the encroachment of adjacent inactive condensed chromatin also can act as blocking elements to protect against the activating influence of distal enhancers associated with other genes.
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Conserved CTCF Insulator Elements Flank the Mouse and Human β-Globin Loci

TL;DR: The data suggest that 3′HS1 and 5′HS5 may function as insulators that prevent inappropriate interactions between β-globin regulatory elements and those of neighboring domains or subdomains, many of which possess strong enhancers.