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Direct interrogation of the role of H3K9 in metazoan heterochromatin function

09/07/2016

UNC study indicates that the "heterochromatin" form of DNA packaging mainly guards against virus-like genetic elements that destroy genes and destabilize the genome, a precursor of disease.

Direct interrogation of the role of H3K9 in metazoan heterochromatin function

Taylor J. R. Penke, Daniel J. McKay, Brian D. Strahl, A. Gregory Matera, and Robert J. Duronio

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