title: Nucleosomes and transcription: recent lessons from genetics.
abstract: Substantial evidence exists that nucleosomes affect transcription and that additional factors modify nucleosome function. Recent work has demonstrated that different types of histone mutants can be classified by their distinct effects on transcription in vivo. Additionally, the identification of proteins that interact with histones and, notably, of histone acetylases and deacetylases demonstrates that many factors are involved in controlling the role of histones in transcription in vivo.
authors.affiliation: Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, 200 Longwood Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts, 2115, USA. Hartzog@rascal.med.harvard.edu
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Hartzog
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Winston
mesh_terms: D000107:Acetylation; D000818:Animals; D006657:Histones / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D009154:Mutation; D009707:Nucleosomes; D014157:Transcription Factors; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D006657:Histones; D009707:Nucleosomes; D014157:Transcription Factors