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SUBMITTER: Bua DJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2777412 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Bua Dennis J DJ Kuo Alex J AJ Cheung Peggie P Liu Chih Long CL Migliori Valentina V Espejo Alexsandra A Casadio Fabio F Bassi Christian C Amati Bruno B Bedford Mark T MT Guccione Ernesto E Gozani Or O
PloS one 20090826 8
Knowledge of protein domains that function as the biological effectors for diverse post-translational modifications of histones is critical for understanding how nuclear and epigenetic programs are established. Indeed, mutations of chromatin effector domains found within several proteins are associated with multiple human pathologies, including cancer and immunodeficiency syndromes. To date, relatively few effector domains have been identified in comparison to the number of modifications present ...[more]