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Keywords
Nucleosome, Chromatin, Histone Modification, Aptamer
Abstract
DNA structure and organization in eukaryotic cells significantly impacts the regulation of geneexpression, cellular properties and overall behavior. At the most fundamental unit of this organization,~147 bp of DNA wraps 1.7 times around a histone octamer core, forming a collective unit called thenucleosome. Positioning and occupancy of nucleosomes around promoter elements of genes is knownto be a strong regulator of transcription in eukaryotic nuclei. Post-translational modifications (PTM’s) tothe protruding N-terminal tails of histone proteins are known to influence chromatin structure and thusgene expression; however, relatively little is known about the residual effect of histone PTM’s ontranscription rate.
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Hunter, Jacob; Johnson, Steven; Bohn, Aaron; Ricks, Sarah; Hodson, Sarah; Bates, David; and Johnson, Steven M., "Effects of Post-Translational Histone Modifications on Transcription Rate" (2024). Library/Life Sciences Undergraduate Poster Competition 2024. 36.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/library_studentposters_2024/36
Document Type
Poster
Publication Date
2024-03-21
Language
English
College
Life Sciences
Department
Microbiology and Molecular Biology
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