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Enforcing silencing: dynamic HP1 complexes in Neurospora

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Analysis of the Neurospora crassa chromodomain protein CDP-2, a component of a newly characterized HP1-containing complex, reveals a second gene-silencing mechanism and provides insights into the dynamic nature of chromatin domains that possess shared components.

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Figure 1: Diagram of the dynamic changes among chromatin domains possessing shared factors in different genetic backgrounds.

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  1. Lori L. Wallrath is in the Department of Biochemistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA.,

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