Researchers have previously found that the methylation of one particular location, lysine-4, on histone H3, is closely correlated with turning genes "on." Knowing that this relationship exists ...

Histone deacetylation and other modifications, particularly the methylation of lysine 9 within histone H3 (H3-K9) residues located in the histone tails, cause chromatin condensation and block ...

For example, one group of researchers used antibody-based immunoprecipitation studies to determine that acetylation of histone H3 and methylation at lysine residue K4 appeared to coincide with ...

Transposons, so-called jumping genes, are a threat to genomes, so plants work hard to prevent them from mobilizing and ...

A new review highlights the pivotal role of LSD1 (lysine-specific demethylase 1) in regulating critical cellular processes ...