Una arquitectura proteica de alta resolución del genoma de la levadura en ciernes

Matthew J Rossi1, Prashant K Kuntala1, William K M Lai1,2

  • 1Center for Eukaryotic Gene Regulation, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA.

Nature
|March 11, 2021
PubMed
Resumen

Los investigadores mapearon la arquitectura de la proteína cromatina en la levadura, revelando estructuras distintas para la replicación del ADN, los centrómeros y la transcripción. Este trabajo define las interacciones proteicas clave que rigen la regulación génica y el mantenimiento de los cromosomas.

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