Heterochromatin dynamics

PLoS Biol. 2003 Oct;1(1):E14. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0000014. Epub 2003 Oct 13.

Abstract

Heterochromatin is usually thought of as a stable and inactive region of the genome. Not so, according to a study published earlier this year

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cell Nucleolus / metabolism
  • Cell Nucleus / metabolism
  • Centromere / chemistry
  • Epigenesis, Genetic
  • Green Fluorescent Proteins / metabolism
  • Heterochromatin / chemistry*
  • Heterochromatin / physiology*
  • Histones / chemistry
  • Humans
  • Models, Biological
  • Models, Genetic

Substances

  • Heterochromatin
  • Histones
  • Green Fluorescent Proteins