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A comparative study of genome organization and epigenetic mechanisms in model ciliates, with an emphasis on Tetrahymena, Paramecium and Oxytricha.
European journal of protistology - 1 Oct 2017
Wang Yurui, Wang Yuanyuan, Sheng Yalan, Huang Jie, Chen Xiao, Al-Rasheid Khaled A S, Gao Shan
Abstract excerpt
As a group of unicellular eukaryotes, ciliates offer a unique system to explore epigenetic regulation, mostly due to their nuclear dualism. Ciliates launched a successful radiation after their early evolutionary branching, therefore harboring an unexpectedly rich pool of diverse biological functions and mechanisms. In this review, we compare distinct features of different ciliates in mating type determination,...
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