Histone methylation: Dynamic or static?

被引:404
作者
Bannister, AJ [1 ]
Schneider, R [1 ]
Kouzarides, T [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Cambridge, Dept Pathol, Wellcome Trust Canc Res UK Inst, Cambridge CB2 1QR, England
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10.1016/S0092-8674(02)00798-5
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Methylation of histones mediates transcriptional silencing at heterochromatin sites and affects regulated transcription at euchromatic loci. So is the methyl group a permanent mark on histones, or can it be removed by an active process necessary for regulated gene expression?
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