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A new family of "H3L-like" histone genes.
Journal of molecular evolution - 1 Oct 2004
Mancini P, Pulcrano G, Piscopo M, Aniello F, Branno M, Fucci L
Abstract excerpt
The H3L histone variant gene in Paracentrotus lividus (sea urchin) shows almost all typical features of the replication-dependent histone genes, but it codes for the H3.3 histone protein with the S.//. A.IG amino acid motif, which is typical of the variants synthesized in a replication-independent manner. "H3L-like" histone genes have been found in several unrelated organisms. These genes are intronless and...
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