Two proteins that control nuclear DNA distribution also regulate development by altering gene expression
Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - 06:30
in Biology & Nature
Cell biologists believe that gene expression in eukaryotic cells is partly controlled by the uneven distribution of DNA in the nucleus. Colin Stewart and Audrey Wang at the A*STAR Institute of Medical Biology, Singapore, and their international co-workers, have identified two proteins that control this distribution of DNA. Their findings have important implications for disease and cellular development.