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. 1998 Jun 4;8(12):R422-4.
doi: 10.1016/s0960-9822(98)70268-4.

Transcription: gene control by targeted histone acetylation

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Transcription: gene control by targeted histone acetylation

A Imhof et al. Curr Biol. .
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Abstract

A transcriptional regulator in yeast, Gcn5p, activates transcription by targeted acetylation of specific lysine residues in the amino-terminal tails of histones. This targeted modification is restricted to nucleosomes assembled on the promoters of Gcn5p-responsive genes.

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