locus_control_region SO_0000037
locus_control_region
ID: SO_0000037
Class
A DNA region that includes DNAse hypersensitive sites located near a gene that confers the high-level, position-independent, and copy number-dependent expression to that gene.
Definition updated Nov 10 2020, Colin Logie from GREEKC helped us realize that LCRs can also be located 3' to a gene.
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Alternative Names
| Synonym | Scope | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| INSDC_feature:regulatory | broad synonym | |
| LCR | exact synonym | |
| INSDC_qualifier:locus_control_region | exact synonym | |
| locus control region | exact synonym | |
| locus control element | related synonym |