Locations of consecutive G·C base-pairs direct genomic nucleosome positioning
Hiroaki Kato, Tomohiro Fuse, Shoko Sato, Yohei Kurihara, Wataru Kagawa, Takeshi Urano, Yasuyuki Ohkawa, Hitoshi Kurumizaka, Mitsuhiro Shimizu
The paper identifies that CC and GG dinucleotides at specific positions influence nucleosome positioning in yeast and mouse genomes by destabilizing histone-DNA interactions.
Genome Research · Jun 25, 2026Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology