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Histone acetyltransferases in control
1Laboratory of Molecular Embryology, NICHHD, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892-5431, USA. awlme@helix.nih.gov
Current Biology : CB
|February 1, 1997
Abstract:
Several transcriptional regulators have been found to act as enzymes that acetylate histones. The targeted post-translational modification of histones within regulatory nucleoprotein complexes provides an attractive mechanism for controlling transcription within a chromatin environment.