https://doi.org/10.1140/epje/i2005-10052-4
Focus Point
Regulating chromatin: On code and dynamic models
Interdisciplinary Research Institute, IEMN, Avenue Poincaré, F-59652, Villeneuve d'Ascq, France
Received:
31
October
2005
Accepted:
2
January
2006
Published online:
10
February
2006
In this short comment on the contributions by Arndt Benecke, Francois Fuks and Helmut Schiessel I refer to some recent experimental work which sheds light on the histone code hypothesis. Further, I make some remarks on the role theoretical approaches can play in decoding chromatin regulation.
PACS: 87.16.Sr Chromosomes, histones – / 87.15.He Dynamics and conformational changes –
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