Understanding ubiquitylation: Researchers identify a process that enables access to genes

Monday, April 23, 2012 - 15:10 in Biology & Nature

Activating a gene requires a host of proteins to work in tandem to pry open DNA’s protective chromatin shell, formed by complexes of DNA and special packaging proteins called histones. New research identifies a key step in the mechanism that unpackages DNA. More »

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