title: Opening the Chromatin by eRNAs.
abstract: Enhancer RNAs (eRNAs) have emerged as an important component of transcriptional activation. In this issue, Mousavi et al. (2013) have uncovered a critical role for eRNAs in regulation of myogenic differentiation program through increasing chromatin accessibility at MyoD and MyoG loci.
authors.affiliation: The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. Electronic address: shiekhattar@wistar.org.
authors.forename: Ramin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shiekhattar
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002843:Chromatin / Q000378:metabolism*; D004742:Enhancer Elements, Genetic / Q000235:genetics*; D017570:MyoD Protein / Q000378:metabolism*; D018008:Myogenin / Q000378:metabolism*; D012313:RNA / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D002843:Chromatin; D017570:MyoD Protein; C057363:MyoD1 myogenic differentiation protein; C503801:Myog protein, mouse; D018008:Myogenin; D012313:RNA
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