Science
A dance of histones silences transposable elements in pluripotent stem cells – EurekAlert
A study lead by SciLifeLab Fellow Simon Elsässer elucidates the mechanism of a peculiar type of heterochromatin, used by embryonic stem cells to silence ‘parasi…
IMAGE: The mechanism of a peculiar type of heterochromatin, used by embryonic stem cells to silence ‘parasitic’ DNA-elements within the context of their highly dynamic pluripotent chromatin.
view more
Credit: Simon Elsässer
So-called transposons are abundant DNA-elements found in every eukaryotic organism as a consequence of their ability to jump and multiply within the host genome. Their activity represents a threat to the integrity of the host genome and thus the host cell engages a numbe…
-
General10 hours agoAlleged Croydon Park gunman Artemios Mintzas charged with 25 offences
-
General24 hours agoThree youths in police custody after fire at Ashley Youth Detention Centre in northern Tasmania
-
Business22 hours agoWhy this speculative ASX stock is jumping 6% today
-
Noosa News18 hours agoPrime Minister Anthony Albanese calls for political temperature to be ‘turned down’ after alleged death threat