Not All Genes Are Equal: A Shortage Of Chromatin Proteins Affects Some Genes More Than Others

Saturday, Jan. 21st 2012 6:40 AM

Cells that lack the protein HMGB1 have a different organization of genetic material than normal cells, which increases their sensitivity to genetic damage and changes the way that information contained within DNA is retrieved. These are the findings of a new study, published on 28 June in the online, open-access journal PLoS Biology.

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