Enhancers and silencers are regulatory DNA sequences that influence gene expression in a cell. Enhancers increase the likelihood of transcription by providing binding sites for transcription factors, thereby promoting the assembly of the transcription machinery. Conversely, silencers inhibit transcription by attracting repressive factors that block the activation of gene expression. Together, these elements allow cells to finely tune gene activity in response to internal and external signals.
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