Sperm-derived histones contribute to zygotic chromatin in humans

Sperm-derived histones contribute to zygotic chromatin in humans

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>about 15% to 30% of the DNA in human sperm is packed in nucleosomes and transmission of this fraction to the embryo potentially serves as a mechanism to facilitate paternal epigenetic programs during embryonic development. However, h...

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Main Authors: Derijck Alwin AHA, van den Berg Ilse M, Baart Esther B, Ramos Liliana, van der Heijden Godfried W, van der Vlag Johan, Martini Elena, de Boer Peter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-03-01
Series:BMC Developmental Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-213X/8/34

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