Frontiers in Genomics: Mayra Furlan
RNA molecules promote RNA Polymerase II pausing in erythrocytes

Resumen de la plática

Erythrocytes are specialized cells that carry haemoglobin throughout the bloodstream in all vertebrates. Obtention of mature erythrocytes involves genome-wide chromatin compaction, gain of heterochromatin, and gene silencing, making the erythroid genome a unique scenario to investigate chromatin architecture and the epigenetic mechanisms behind gene silencing. In this talk, I will show our findings exploring the molecular mechanisms behind gene silencing and their impact on erythrocyte chromatin architecture.

Mayra Furlan. Departamento de Genética Molecular, Instituto De Fisiología Celular, UNAM MX

http://www.ifc.unam.mx/investigadores/mayra-furlan

Frontiers in Genomics