A new piece to the puzzle sheds light on how UHRF1 regulates gene activity

A new piece to the puzzle sheds light on how UHRF1 regulates gene activity

6 years ago
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https://phys.org/news/2018-11-piece-puzzle-uhrf1-gene.html

Together with other proteins, DNA molecules and histones form chromatin. This constitutes a chemical method for condensing genetic information within the small space of the cell nucleus. Very little is known about these regulatory processes that are the focus of the research at IFE.

UHRF1 controls key steps in DNA methylation