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H1 linker histones are essential for mouse development and affect nucleosome spacing in vivo.
Molecular and cellular biology - 1 Jul 2003
Fan Yuhong, Nikitina Tatiana, Morin-Kensicki Elizabeth M, Zhao Jie, Magnuson Terry R, Woodcock Christopher L, Skoultchi Arthur I
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Most eukaryotic cells contain nearly equimolar amounts of nucleosomes and H1 linker histones. Despite their abundance and the potential functional specialization of H1 subtypes in multicellular organisms, gene inactivation studies have failed to reveal essential functions for linker histones in vivo. Moreover, in vitro studies suggest that H1 subtypes may not be absolutely required for assembly of chromosomes or...
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