Histone methylation: dynamic or static?
review · Level V
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Abstract
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?
Medical subject headings
- Histones