Epigenetic consequences of nucleosome dynamics.
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Abstract
Current models for epigenetic gene silencing envision a static relationship between histone modifications and transcription. However, evidence for nucleosome mobility and replacement favors a dynamic model that may explain phenomena ranging from variegation to the neural restriction of Rett syndrome.
Medical subject headings
- Gene Silencing
- Nucleosomes