An RNA polymerase III-dependent heterochromatin barrier at fission yeast centromere 1.

Heterochromatin formation involves the nucleation and spreading of structural and epigenetic features along the chromatin fiber. Chromatin barriers and associated proteins counteract the spreading of heterochromatin, thereby restricting it to specific regions of the genome. We have performed gene ex...

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Main Authors: Kristin C Scott, Caroline V White, Huntington F Willard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2007-10-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2040200?pdf=render