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SUBMITTER: Zhu H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7037402 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zhu Huihui H Wei Tao T Cai Yong Y Jin Jingji J
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) 20200129 3
Epigenetic modifications (or epigenetic tags) on DNA and histones not only alter the chromatin structure, but also provide a recognition platform for subsequent protein recruitment and enable them to acquire executive instructions to carry out specific intracellular biological processes. In cells, different epigenetic-tags on DNA and histones are often recognized by the specific domains in proteins (readers), such as bromodomain (BRD), chromodomain (CHD), plant homeodomain (PHD), Tudor domain, P ...[more]