Location and function of linker histones

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作者
Vignali, M [1 ]
Workman, JL [1 ]
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[1] Penn State Univ, Howard Hughes Med Inst, Dept Biochem & Mol Biol, University Pk, PA 16802 USA
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10.1038/4133
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The linker histones. H1 and its variant forms, have been implicated in the formation of higher orders of chromatin structure and gene repression. Three recent manuscripts have reexamined the location of H1 within the nucleosome particle and its function in the regulation of transcription.
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页码:1025 / 1028
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