Porin new light onto chromatin and nuclear organization.
MRC Human Genetics Unit, Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Crewe Road, Edinburgh, UK. lfinlan@hgu.mrc.ac.uk
A recent report identifies sites in the human genome that can associate with nucleoporin 93, a subunit of the nuclear pore complex. These associations are modulated by levels of global histone acetylation and highlight the dynamic nature of chromatin organization in the nucleus.
PMID: 18495049 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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