Key histone variant may explain some forms of infertility

An epigenetic factor that is essential for producing mature egg cells in mice has been identified by RIKEN researchers for ...

Safe new target against acute myeloid leukemia discovered

Targeting a specialized group of histones is safe and opens new therapeutic opportunities for treating blood cancers. This is the main finding of the latest research by Dr. Marcus Buschbeck and Dr.
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Researchers discover a safe new target against Acute Myeloid Leukaemia

Targeting a specialized group of histones is safe and opens new therapeutic opportunities for treating blood cancers. This is ...
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Wheat WD40-repeat protein TaHOS15 functions in a histone deacetylase complex to fine-tune defense responses to Blumeria graminis f.sp. tritici

Powdery mildew caused by Blumeria graminis f.sp. tritici (Bgt) seriously threatens the production of common wheat (Triticum aestivum). In eukaryotes, WD40-repeat (WDR) proteins usually participate in ...