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Crystal structure of the HP1-EMSY complex reveals an unusual mode of HP1 binding.
Structure (London, England : 1993) - 1 Apr 2006
Huang Ying, Myers Michael P, Xu Rui-Ming
Abstract excerpt
Heterochromatin protein-1 (HP1) plays an essential role in both the assembly of higher-order chromatin structure and epigenetic inheritance. The C-terminal chromo shadow domain (CSD) of HP1 is responsible for homodimerization and interaction with a number of chromatin-associated nonhistone proteins, including EMSY, which is a BRCA2-interacting protein that has been implicated in the development of breast and...
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