| Literature DB >> 18951646 |
Stefan Washietl1, Rainer Machné, Nick Goldman.
Abstract
Using genome-wide maps of nucleosome positions in yeast, we have analyzed the influence of chromatin structure on the molecular evolution of genomic DNA. We have observed, on average, 10-15% lower substitution rates in linker regions than in nucleosomal DNA. This widespread local rate heterogeneity represents an evolutionary footprint of nucleosome positions and reveals that nucleosome organization is a genomic feature conserved over evolutionary timescales.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18951646 DOI: 10.1016/j.tig.2008.09.003
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Trends Genet ISSN: 0168-9525 Impact factor: 11.639