cistrome

English

Etymology

From cis +‎ trans +‎ -ome. Coined by investigators at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School Technologies.

Noun

cistrome (plural cistromes)

1. (microbiology) The set of DNA segments (cis) of a transacting factor on a genome scale.
2. (microbiology) A map of all locations effected by the estrogen receptor.

Derived terms

• cistromic
• cistromics
• subcistrome

References

• Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Press Release, October 2, 2006.
• http://cistrome.pbwiki.com

Anagrams

• ice storm, icestorm, mortices