Molecular controller switches off genetic material
Monday, June 11, 2012 - 08:01
in Biology & Nature
(Phys.org) -- Genetic material has many inactive sections that are of major importance for cell identity and genome stability. The HP1 protein takes on key functions in shutting down such genomic sequences. In the latest issue of Molecular Cell, in a collaborative effort from the Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research (FMI) and the Biozentrum of the University of Basel, researchers show how HP1 functions in repressing the genome at the molecular level.