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A region of the nucleosome required for multiple types of transcriptional silencing in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
Genetics - 1 Jul 2011
Prescott Eugenia T, Safi Alexias, Rusche Laura N
Abstract excerpt
Extended heterochromatin domains, which are repressive to transcription and help define centromeres and telomeres, are formed through specific interactions between silencing proteins and nucleosomes. This study reveals that in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the same nucleosomal surface is critical for the formation of multiple types of heterochromatin, but not for local repression mediated by a related transcriptional...
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