--- _id: '7552' abstract: - lang: eng text: 'There is increasing evidence that protein binding to specific sites along DNA can activate the reading out of genetic information without coming into direct physical contact with the gene. There also is evidence that these distant but interacting sites are embedded in a liquid droplet of proteins which condenses out of the surrounding solution. We argue that droplet-mediated interactions can account for crucial features of gene regulation only if the droplet is poised at a non-generic point in its phase diagram. We explore a minimal model that embodies this idea, show that this model has a natural mechanism for self-tuning, and suggest direct experimental tests. ' article_processing_charge: No author: - first_name: William full_name: Bialek, William last_name: Bialek - first_name: Thomas full_name: Gregor, Thomas last_name: Gregor - first_name: Gašper full_name: Tkačik, Gašper id: 3D494DCA-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Tkačik orcid: 0000-0002-6699-1455 citation: ama: Bialek W, Gregor T, Tkačik G. Action at a distance in transcriptional regulation. arXiv:191208579. apa: Bialek, W., Gregor, T., & Tkačik, G. (n.d.). Action at a distance in transcriptional regulation. arXiv:1912.08579. ArXiv. chicago: Bialek, William, Thomas Gregor, and Gašper Tkačik. “Action at a Distance in Transcriptional Regulation.” ArXiv:1912.08579. ArXiv, n.d. ieee: W. Bialek, T. Gregor, and G. Tkačik, “Action at a distance in transcriptional regulation,” arXiv:1912.08579. ArXiv. ista: Bialek W, Gregor T, Tkačik G. Action at a distance in transcriptional regulation. arXiv:1912.08579, . mla: Bialek, William, et al. “Action at a Distance in Transcriptional Regulation.” ArXiv:1912.08579, ArXiv. short: W. Bialek, T. Gregor, G. Tkačik, ArXiv:1912.08579 (n.d.). date_created: 2020-02-28T10:57:08Z date_published: 2019-12-18T00:00:00Z date_updated: 2021-01-12T08:14:09Z day: '18' department: - _id: GaTk external_id: arxiv: - '1912.08579' language: - iso: eng main_file_link: - open_access: '1' url: https://arxiv.org/abs/1912.08579 month: '12' oa: 1 oa_version: Preprint page: '5' project: - _id: 254E9036-B435-11E9-9278-68D0E5697425 call_identifier: FWF grant_number: P28844-B27 name: Biophysics of information processing in gene regulation publication: arXiv:1912.08579 publication_status: submitted publisher: ArXiv status: public title: Action at a distance in transcriptional regulation type: preprint user_id: 2DF688A6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 year: '2019' ...