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Developmental regulation of human fetal-to-adult globin gene switching in transgenic mice

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Transgenic mice containing a human fetal (γ-) or adult (β-) globin gene linked to the β-globin gene locus activation region (LAR) express the gene throughout development. By contrast transgenic mice containing LAR linked to both a fetal and an adult globin gene display the normal developmental switch from fetal to adult gene expression. This suggests that the human fetal-to-adult globin gene switch is controlled through a mutually exclusive interaction between LAR and either the γ- or β-globin gene, resulting in the expression of only one gene at any given moment.

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  1. Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, 98195, USA

    Tariq Enver, Natacha Raich, Allen J. Ebens & George Stamatoyannopoulos

  2. Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, 98195, USA

    Thalia Papayannopoulou

  3. Department of Genetics and Development, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York, 10032, USA

    Frank Costantini

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Enver, T., Raich, N., Ebens, A. et al. Developmental regulation of human fetal-to-adult globin gene switching in transgenic mice. Nature 344, 309–313 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1038/344309a0

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