Hexavalent chromium promotes differential binding of CTCF to its cognate sites in Euchromatin.

ABSTRACT: Hexavalent chromium compounds are well-established respiratory carcinogens to which humans are commonly exposed in industrial and occupational settings. In addition, natural and anthropogenic sources of these compounds contribute to the exposure of global populations through multiple routes, including dermal, ingestion and inhalation that elevate the risk of cancer by largely unresolved mechanisms. Cr(VI) has genotoxic properties that include ternary adduct formation with DNA, increases in DNA damage, mostly by double-strand break formation, and altered transcriptional responses. Our previous work using ATAC-seq showed that CTCF motifs were enriched in Cr(VI)-dependent differentially accessible chromatin, suggesting that CTCF, a key transcription factor responsible for the regulation of th

SUBMITTER: VonHandorf A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8813083 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature