Packaging paternal chromosomes with protamine

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Braun, RE [1 ]
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[1] Univ Washington, Dept Genet, Seattle, WA 98195 USA
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10.1038/ng0501-10
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Q3 [遗传学];
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071007 ; 090102 ;
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The chromosomes of sperm cells are tightly packaged into a complex of DNA and protamines. Converting the chromatin from a nucleohistone to a nucleoprotamine structure may serve both biophysical and developmental functions. Several recent genetic studies have shown unexpected findings of the dosage requirements for the genes involved in sperm chromatin remodeling.
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