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New functions for an old variant: no substitute for histone H3.3.
Current opinion in genetics & development - 1 Apr 2010
Elsaesser Simon J, Goldberg Aaron D, Allis C David
Abstract excerpt
Histone proteins often come in different variants serving specialized functions in addition to their fundamental role in packaging DNA. The metazoan histone H3.3 has been most closely associated with active transcription. Its role in histone replacement at active genes and promoters is conserved...
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