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    repressor CTCF also known as 11-zinc finger protein or CCCTC-binding factor is a transcription factor that in humans is encoded by the CTCF gene. CTCF is involved...
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  • many examples of insulators, including the CTCF insulator, the gypsy insulator, and the β-globin locus. The CTCF insulator is especially important in vertebrates...
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    Correctional Facility (CTCF), colloquially known simply as "Territorial," is a medium security prison in Cañon City, Colorado. CTCF is the oldest prison...
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    and even across species and are highly enriched with CCCTC-binding factor (CTCF) and cohesin. In addition, some types of genes (such as transfer RNA genes...
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    domains (TADs) flanked by convergent CTCF binding sites form more stable chromatin loops than TADs flanked by divergent CTCF binding sites. In this model, the...
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    both IGF2 and H19 being transcribed from both parental alleles. The protein CTCF is involved in repressing expression of the gene, by binding to the H19 imprinting...
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  • CCCTC-binding factor (CTCF) is a zinc finger protein which occurs naturally in some human cells. CTCF is localized to the nucleus of cells. CTCF has been shown...
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  • the complex itself. CTCF, a transcription factor that limits the frontier of the DNA loop. To stop the growth of a loop, two CTCF molecules must be positioned...
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    In mammals, insulators are bound by CTCF, but only a minority of CTCF-bound sites function as insulators. CTCF molecules can form homodimers on DNA,...
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    active in regulating CTCF binding and therefore affect genome organization and transcription of many genes. CCCTC-binding factor (CTCF), or 11-zinc finger...
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