Histone acetylation in chromatin structure and transcription
- 25 September 1997
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Nature
- Vol. 389 (6649), 349-352
- https://doi.org/10.1038/38664
Abstract
The amino termini of histones extend from the nucleosomal core and are modified by acetyltransferases and deacetylases during the cell cycle. These acetylation patterns may direct histone assembly and help regulate the unfolding and activity of genes.Keywords
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