Interaction of RNA polymerase II and the small RNA machinery affects heterochromatic silencing in Drosophila

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Heterochromatin is the tightly packaged dynamic region of the eukaryotic chromosome that plays a vital role in cellular processes such as mitosis and meiotic recombination. Recent experiments in <it>Schizosaccharomyces pombe &l...

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Main Authors: Kavi Harsh H, Birchler James A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-11-01
Series:Epigenetics & Chromatin
Online Access:http://www.epigeneticsandchromatin.com/content/2/1/15