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A chromatin thermostat

When environmental temperatures rise, plants seek help from their core molecular mechanisms to adapt. The chromatin protein H2A.Z, which regulates gene expression, is one such rescue molecule.

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Figure 1: Thermal regulation of gene expression by the H2A.Z protein1.

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Deal, R., Henikoff, S. A chromatin thermostat. Nature 463, 887–888 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/463887a

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