CTCF binding sites

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf genomic element
gptkbp:associatedWith chromatin looping
enhancer blocking
gptkbp:bindingAffinity varies by sequence context
gptkbp:database gptkb:ENCODE
JASPAR
gptkbp:discoveredBy Phillips and Corces
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1990s
gptkbp:foundIn eukaryotic genomes
gptkbp:function insulator
chromatin organization
transcriptional regulation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label CTCF binding sites
gptkbp:involves gptkb:cancer
gptkb:X-chromosome_inactivation
developmental disorders
genomic imprinting
gptkbp:motif CCCTC-binding factor motif
gptkbp:numberInHumanGenome ~50,000
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:CTCF_protein
gptkbp:role gene expression regulation
topologically associating domain boundaries
gptkbp:sequenceSpecificity gptkb:gene
gptkbp:studiedIn human genome
mouse genome
Drosophila genome
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:ICR1
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7