Molecular biology - Antagonizing the neighbours

被引:10
作者
Eissenberg, JC [1 ]
Elgin, SCR
机构
[1] St Louis Univ, Sch Med, Dept Biochem & Mol Biol, St Louis, MO 63104 USA
[2] Washington Univ, Dept Biol, St Louis, MO 63130 USA
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D O I
10.1038/4381090a
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Nucleosomes bundle up the DNA in a cell's nucleus, wrapping it around a complex of histone proteins. Studies of histone modifications and the proteins that bind to them reveal a mechanism that may control this packing.
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页码:1090 / 1091
页数:2
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