Histone H3.3 variant dynamics in the germline of Caenorhabditis elegans.

Germline chromatin undergoes dramatic remodeling events involving histone variants during the life cycle of an organism. A universal histone variant, H3.3, is incorporated at sites of active transcription throughout the cell cycle. The presence of H3.3 in chromatin indicates histone turnover, which...

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Main Authors: Siew Loon Ooi, James R Priess, Steven Henikoff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2006-06-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1484599?pdf=render