'Tom Sawyer' regulatory protein initiates gene transcription in a hit-and-run mechanism

Monday, June 23, 2014 - 14:00 in Biology & Nature

A team of genome scientists has identified a "hit-and-run" mechanism that allows regulatory proteins in the nucleus to adopt a "Tom Sawyer" behavior when it comes to the work of initiating gene activation.

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