Gene regulation - Code of silence

被引:87
作者
Rice, JC [1 ]
Allis, CD [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Virginia, Ctr Hlth Sci, Dept Biochem & Mol Genet, Charlottesville, VA 22908 USA
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10.1038/35104721
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Using genetic approaches and a filamentous fungus, molecular biologists have found further evidence of an intimate relationship between genomes and the histone proteins that evolved to package them.
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