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Milestones in transcription and chromatin published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry .

Authors :
Gottesfeld JM
Source :
The Journal of biological chemistry [J Biol Chem] 2019 Feb 01; Vol. 294 (5), pp. 1652-1660.
Publication Year :
2019

Abstract

During Herbert Tabor's tenure as Editor-in-Chief from 1971 to 2010, JBC has published many seminal papers in the fields of chromatin structure, epigenetics, and regulation of transcription in eukaryotes. As of this writing, more than 21,000 studies on gene transcription at the molecular level have been published in JBC since 1971. This brief review will attempt to highlight some of these ground-breaking discoveries and show how early studies published in JBC have influenced current research. Papers published in the Journal have reported the initial discovery of multiple forms of RNA polymerase in eukaryotes, identification and purification of essential components of the transcription machinery, and identification and mechanistic characterization of various transcriptional activators and repressors and include studies on chromatin structure and post-translational modifications of the histone proteins. The large body of literature published in the Journal has inspired current research on how chromatin organization and epigenetics impact regulation of gene expression.<br /> (© 2019 Gottesfeld.)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1083-351X
Volume :
294
Issue :
5
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
The Journal of biological chemistry
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
30710013
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.TM118.004162