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A novel chromatin protein, distantly related to histone H2A, is largely excluded from the inactive X chromosome.
The Journal of cell biology - 22 Jan 2001
Chadwick B P, Willard H F
Abstract excerpt
Chromatin on the mammalian inactive X chromosome differs in a number of ways from that on the active X. One protein, macroH2A, whose amino terminus is closely related to histone H2A, is enriched on the heterochromatic inactive X chromosome in female cells. Here, we report the identification and localization of a novel and more distant histone variant, designated H2A-Bbd, that is only 48% identical to histone H2A....
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