| Literature DB >> 30250225 |
Michael H Nichols1, Victor G Corces2.
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The DNA loop extrusion model is a provocative new concept explaining the formation of chromatin loops that revolutionizes understanding of genome organization. Central to this model is the structural maintenance of chromosomes (SMC) protein family, which is now thought to function as a DNA motor. In this Perspective, we review and reinterpret the current knowledge of SMC structure and function and propose a novel mechanism for SMC motor activity.Entities:
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Year: 2018 PMID: 30250225 PMCID: PMC6311135 DOI: 10.1038/s41594-018-0135-4
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Struct Mol Biol ISSN: 1545-9985 Impact factor: 15.369