Inactivation mechanism of gene expression for meiosis completion (IMAGE)

Kumamoto University

Inactivation mechanism of gene expression for meiosis completion

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ZFP541 and HDAC1 together inactivate the expression of meiosis-related genes by removing the acetyl group, a marker of gene activity, thus completing meiosis.

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Fig. 9 from (Horisawa-Takada, Y. et. al., Nature Communications, 2021) under CC BY 4.0 / This image has been simplified from the original for this release.

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