Epigenetic regulation of myogenic gene expression by heterochromatin protein 1 alpha.

Heterochromatin protein 1 (HP1) is an essential heterochromatin-associated protein typically involved in the epigenetic regulation of gene silencing. However, recent reports have demonstrated that HP1 can also activate gene expression in certain contexts including differentiation. To explore the rol...

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Main Authors: Patima Sdek, Kyohei Oyama, Ekaterini Angelis, Shing S Chan, Katja Schenke-Layland, W Robb MacLellan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3594309?pdf=render