Structures of protein domains that create or recognize histone modifications
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Structures of protein domains that create or recognize histone modifications.
DNA is packed together with histone proteins in cell nuclei to form a compact structure called chromatin. Chromatin represents a scaffold for many genetic events and shows varying degrees of condensation, including a relatively open form (euchromatin) and a highly condensed form (heterochromatin). Enzymes such as histone acetyltransferases (HATs) and methylases covalently label the amino-termin...
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عنوان ژورنال: EMBO reports
سال: 2004
ISSN: 1469-221X,1469-3178
DOI: 10.1038/sj.embor.7400146