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Scientists uncover conserved mechanism of pericentric heterochromatin initiation in vertebrates
In vertebrates, the mechanism of pericentromeric heterochromatin ... The researchers found that the zinc finger proteins ZNF512 and ZNF512B are localized at the pericentric heterochromatin regions ...
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When Zinc Fingers Miss the Mark
Zinc finger nucleases are designed to be like heat-seeking missiles, precisely targeted to find and cut specific sequences of DNA. Occasionally, however, they may snip the wrong spot, causing ...