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Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München: Unspooling DNA from nucleosomal disks

Munich, 23-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The tight wrapping of genomic DNA around nucleosomes in the cell nucleus makes it unavailable for gene expression. An LMU team now describes a mechanism that allows chromosomal DNA to be locally displaced from nucleosomes for transcription. … Read the full press release