Chromatin Maze with Various Histone Modifications as "Road Signs" (IMAGE)

The University of Hong Kong

Chromatin Maze with Various Histone Modifications as "Road Signs"

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Dr. Li's team discovered a new histone modification, glutarylation at histone H4 lysine 91, that locates at 'open' chromatin where genes are highly expressed - equivalent to a road sign in the maze showing 'expressway'.

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