RETURN OF THE H-WORD (HETEROCHROMATIN)

被引:71
作者
LOHE, AR [1 ]
HILLIKER, AJ [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV GUELPH,DEPT MOLEC BIOL & GENET,GUELPH,ON N1G 2W1,CANADA
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10.1016/0959-437X(95)80007-R
中图分类号
Q2 [细胞生物学];
学科分类号
071009 ; 090102 ;
摘要
Recent advances in studies of yeast, Drosophila and humans have renewed interest in heterochromatin. These recent studies have demonstrated the interspersion and rapid spread of transposable elements into Drosophila heterochromatin; documented the requirement of heterochromatic genes for heterochromatin; identified heterochromatin-like regions in yeast chromosomes; confirmed an important role for satellite DNA in human centromere function; and suggested potential functions for heterochromatin-associated proteins.
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页码:746 / 755
页数:10
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