title: A hormone sends instant messages to the genome.
abstract: Bridging a gap between transcriptomics and the study of cis-acting elements (cistromics), Hah et al. (2011) apply a next-generation sequencing technique to gain an unprecedented view of the changes in RNA synthesis that occur following estrogen receptor activation in human breast cancer cells.
authors.affiliation: Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, The Institute for Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Prokesch
authors.forename: Mitchell A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Lazar