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hyperacetylation

Definitions

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  • noun biochemistry The excessive acetylation of the lysine residues of a protein (especially of a histone)

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hyper- +‎ acetylation

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Examples

  • Domain-wide hyperacetylation was strongly reduced by treatment with actinomycinD but not with the protein synthesis inhibitor cycloheximide (CHX).

    PLoS Biology: New Articles Francesca De Santa et al. 2010

  • (C) Transcription is required for inducible H3K9 hyperacetylation at the transcribed region upstream of Cxcl11.

    PLoS Biology: New Articles Francesca De Santa et al. 2010

  • P21WAF1 / cip1 promoters by Smad1 / 5 / 8 to induce the hyperacetylation of histones H3 and

    Journal of Biological Chemistry current issue D. Su 2009

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