title: Histones as regulators of genes.
abstract: Histones were once dismissed as little more than packing material for nuclear DNA. In fact, these proteins can both repress and facilitate activation of many genes.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Grunstein
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000502:physiology*; D006657:Histones / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D009707:Nucleosomes / Q000502:physiology; D014158:Transcription, Genetic / Q000502:physiology*; D015003:Yeasts / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D006657:Histones; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D009707:Nucleosomes