Rewriting the epigenome.

Carone, Benjamin R; Rando, Oliver J · Cell · 2012

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

The eukaryotic genome is packaged into a highly ordered chromatin structure, with specific domains regulating the transcription patterns of local genes. Hathaway et al. now present a breakthrough technique in the artificial induction of chromatin marks and use this experimental model to test the properties of an induced heterochromatic domain.