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Lipid droplets control the maternal histone supply of Drosophila embryos.
Current biology : CB - 20 Nov 2012
Li Zhihuan, Thiel Katharina, Thul Peter J, Beller Mathias, Kühnlein Ronald P, Welte Michael A
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BACKGROUND: Histones are essential for chromatin packing, yet free histones not incorporated into chromatin are toxic. While in most cells multiple regulatory mechanisms prevent accumulation of excess histones, early Drosophila embryos contain massive extranuclear histone stores, thought to be essential for development. Excess histones H2A, H2B, and H2Av are bound to lipid droplets, ubiquitous fat storage...
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