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Yeti, an essential Drosophila melanogaster gene, encodes a protein required for chromatin organization.
Journal of cell science - 1 Jun 2014
Messina Giovanni, Damia Elisabetta, Fanti Laura, Atterrato Maria Teresa, Celauro Emanuele, Mariotti Francesca Romana, Accardo Maria Carmela, Walther Matthias, Vernì Fiammetta, Picchioni Daria, Moschetti Roberta, Caizzi Ruggiero, Piacentini Lucia, Cenci Giovanni, Giordano Ennio, Dimitri Patrizio
Abstract excerpt
The evolutionarily conserved family of Bucentaur (BCNT) proteins exhibits a widespread distribution in animal and plants, yet its biological role remains largely unknown. Using Drosophila melanogaster as a model organism, we investigated the in vivo role of the Drosophila BCNT member called YETI. We report that loss of YETI causes lethality before pupation and defects in higher-order chromatin organization, as...
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