Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10799195 | Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Gene Regulatory Mechanisms | 2014 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Specific lysine methylation patterns are commonly associated with certain chromatin states and genomic elements, and are linked to distinct biological outcomes such as transcription activation or repression. Disruption of patterns of histone modifications is associated with a number of diseases, and there is tremendous therapeutic potential in targeting histone modification pathways. Thus, investigating binding of readers of these modifications is not only important for elucidating fundamental mechanisms of chromatin regulation, but also necessary for the design of targeted therapeutics. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Molecular mechanisms of histone modification function.
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Catherine A. Musselman, Sepideh Khorasanizadeh, Tatiana G. Kutateladze,