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The complex language of chromatin regulation during transcription

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  • Shelley L. Berger

    (The Wistar Institute, 3601 Spruce Street, Room 201, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA.)

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An important development in understanding the influence of chromatin on gene regulation has been the finding that DNA methylation and histone post-translational modifications lead to the recruitment of protein complexes that regulate transcription. Early interpretations of this phenomenon involved gene regulation reflecting predictive activating or repressing types of modification. However, further exploration reveals that transcription occurs against a backdrop of mixtures of complex modifications, which probably have several roles. Although such modifications were initially thought to be a simple code, a more likely model is of a sophisticated, nuanced chromatin 'language' in which different combinations of basic building blocks yield dynamic functional outcomes.

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  • Shelley L. Berger, 2007. "The complex language of chromatin regulation during transcription," Nature, Nature, vol. 447(7143), pages 407-412, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:447:y:2007:i:7143:d:10.1038_nature05915
    DOI: 10.1038/nature05915
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