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Acetyllysine-binding and function of bromodomain-containing proteins in chromatin.
Frontiers in bioscience : a journal and virtual library - 1 Aug 2001
Dyson M H, Rose S, Mahadevan L C
Abstract excerpt
Acetylated histones are generally associated with active chromatin. The bromodomain has recently been identified as a protein module capable of binding to acetylated lysine residues, and hence is able to mediate the recruitment of factors to acetylated chromatin. Functional studies of bromodomain...
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