CTCF binds to sites in the major histocompatibility complex that are rapidly reconfigured in response to interferon-gamma.

Nucleic acids research 2012 Jul

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Activation of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) by interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) is a fundamental step in the adaptive immune response to pathogens. Here, we show that reorganization of chromatin loop domains in the MHC is evident within the first 30 min of IFN-γ treatment of fibroblasts, and that further dynamic alterations occur up to 6 h. These very rapid changes occur at genomic sites which are occupied by CTCF and are close to IFN-γ-inducible MHC genes. Early responses to IFN-γ are thus initiated independently of CIITA, the master regulator of MHC class II genes and prepare the MHC for subsequent induction of transcription.

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Diego Ottaviani, Elliott Lever, Shihong Mao, Rossitza Christova, Babatunji W Ogunkolade, Tania A Jones, Jaroslaw Szary, Johan Aarum, Muhammad A Mumin, Christopher A Pieri, Stephen A Krawetz, Denise Sheer. CTCF binds to sites in the major histocompatibility complex that are rapidly reconfigured in response to interferon-gamma. Nucleic acids research. 2012 Jul;40(12):5262-70