title: Nucleosome occupancy and gene regulation during tumorigenesis.
abstract: Nucleosomes are the basic structural units of eukaryotic chromatin. In recent years, it has become evident that nucleosomes and their position, in concert with other epigenetic mechanisms (such as DNA methylation, histone modifications, changes in histone variants, as well as small noncoding regulatory RNAs) play essential roles in the control of gene expression. Here, we discuss the mechanisms and factors that regulate nucleosome position and gene expression in normal and cancer cells.
authors.affiliation: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA.
authors.forename: C V
authors.initials: CV
authors.lastname: Andreu-Vieyra
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Liang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002843:Chromatin / Q000235:genetics*; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology*; D009707:Nucleosomes / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D002843:Chromatin; D009707:Nucleosomes