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The MYST domain acetyltransferase Chameau functions in epigenetic mechanisms of transcriptional repression.
Current biology : CB - 30 Apr 2002
Grienenberger Aurélie, Miotto Benoit, Sagnier Thierry, Cavalli Giacomo, Schramke Vera, Geli Vincent, Mariol Marie Christine, Berenger Hélene, Graba Yacine, Pradel Jacques
Abstract excerpt
Reversible acetylation of histone tails plays an important role in chromatin remodelling and regulation of gene activity. While modification by histone acetyltransferase (HAT) is usually linked to transcriptional activation, we provide here evidence for HAT function in several types of epigenetic repression. Chameau (Chm), a new Drosophila member of the MYST HAT family, dominantly suppresses position effect...
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