FB2024_03 , released June 25, 2024
FB2024_03 , released June 25, 2024
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Term insulator ID (Ontology) SO:0000627 (Sequence Ontology)
Definition A regulatory region that 1) when located between a CRM and a gene's promoter prevents the CRM from modulating that genes expression and 2) acts as a chromatin boundary element or barrier that can block the encroachment of condensed chromatin from an adjacent region.[ PubMed:12154228 ]
Also Known As "INSDC_qualifier:insulator" ; "insulator element"
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Genes (FBgn)  FEATURE_TYPE       9
Genes (FBgn)  SO_TERMS       9
Sequence Features (FBsf)  FEATURE_TYPE    7683
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 insulator (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)       9   7683
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  transcriptional_cis_regulatory_region
   |__cis_regulatory_module
       |__insulator  7692 rec.
           |__boundary_element
           |__enhancer_blocking_element
           |__insulator_binding_site
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  • "INSDC_feature:regulatory" BROAD
    "INSDC_qualifier:insulator" EXACT
    "insulator element" EXACT
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insulator_(genetics) "wiki"