Intrinsic Nucleic Acid-Binding Activity of Chp1 Chromodomain Is Required for Heterochromatic Gene Silencing
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عنوان ژورنال: Molecular Cell
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1097-2765
DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2012.05.017