title: Controlling the double helix.
abstract: Chromatin is the complex of DNA and proteins in which the genetic material is packaged inside the cells of organisms with nuclei. Chromatin structure is dynamic and exerts profound control over gene expression and other fundamental cellular processes. Changes in its structure can be inherited by the next generation, independent of the DNA sequence itself.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Molecular Biology, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Building 5, Room 212, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-0540, USA. gary.felsenfeld@nih.gov
authors.forename: Gary
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Felsenfeld
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Groudine
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D002843:Chromatin / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D019175:DNA Methylation; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D006657:Histones / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008958:Models, Molecular; D009690:Nucleic Acid Conformation
chemical_list: D002843:Chromatin; D006657:Histones; D004247:DNA