[Regulatory Proteins in Chromatin of Eucaryotes]

Overview

Journal Naturwissenschaften

Specialty Science

Date 1979 Jul 1

PMID 492340

Authors

H GRUNICKE

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Abstract

Experimental evidence for a role of histones and chromosomal nonhistone proteins in the regulation of transcription in eucaryots is described. A speculative model on the regulation of gene activity in higher organisms is presented.

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