Theoretical Analysis of Epigenetic Cell Memory by Nucleosome Modification
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Theoretical Analysis of Epigenetic Cell Memory by Nucleosome Modification
Chromosomal regions can adopt stable and heritable alternative states resulting in bistable gene expression without changes to the DNA sequence. Such epigenetic control is often associated with alternative covalent modifications of histones. The stability and heritability of the states are thought to involve positive feedback where modified nucleosomes recruit enzymes that similarly modify near...
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عنوان ژورنال: Cell
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0092-8674
DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2007.02.053