The research could contribute to the development of more effective anti-aging treatments in the future. The body's aging ...

Chromatin, the mix of DNA and protein that houses each cell's genome, is more resilient to aging than previously thought, suggests a study published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society by ...

Each histone octamer is composed of two copies each of the histone proteins H2A, H2B, H3, and H4. The chain of nucleosomes is then wrapped into a 30 nm spiral called a solenoid, where additional ...

Specifically, levels of unmethylated histone H4 isoforms decreased in human ES cells during differentiation, while dimethylated isoforms increased. Note that the control human ES cells were ...