Salk Institute researchers discovered that a protein mutated in the premature aging disorder, Werner syndrome, plays a key role in stabilizing heterochromatin,
a tightly packaged form of DNA.
Not exact matches
Tie with Butcher's twine
tightly to
form a tight
package.
Chromatin is a complex
formed by DNA and histones — proteins
tightly bound to DNA —
packaging it into chromosomes and determining gene expression, a process known as epigenetics.
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package's sport seats are
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tightly - stretched leather.