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DNA-encoded nucleosome occupancy is associated with transcription levels in the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum
8 May 2014
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: In eukaryotic organisms, packaging of DNA into nucleosomes controls gene expression by regulating access of the promoter to transcription factors. The human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum encodes relatively few transcription factors, while extensive nucleosome remodeling occurs during its replicative cycle in red blood cells. These observations point towards an important role of the nucleosome...
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