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Abstract
In this issue, Sinha et al.1 use cellular chromatin reporter assays along with CRISPR gene editing to reveal that the histone H3.3K36M oncohistone mutation disrupts epigenetic memory and stability of H3K9me3 domains by blocking transitions into a stably repressed state.
期刊介绍:
Molecular Cell is a companion to Cell, the leading journal of biology and the highest-impact journal in the world. Launched in December 1997 and published monthly. Molecular Cell is dedicated to publishing cutting-edge research in molecular biology, focusing on fundamental cellular processes. The journal encompasses a wide range of topics, including DNA replication, recombination, and repair; Chromatin biology and genome organization; Transcription; RNA processing and decay; Non-coding RNA function; Translation; Protein folding, modification, and quality control; Signal transduction pathways; Cell cycle and checkpoints; Cell death; Autophagy; Metabolism.