A memory element imposes epigenetic behavior on intrinsically labile RNAi-induced heterochromatin spread.
R.A. Greenstein, Stephen K. Jones, Eric C. Spivey, James R. Rybarski, Ilya J. Finkelstein, Bassem Al‐Sady
The paper shows that RNAi-induced heterochromatin spread is stochastic, while a memory element called REIII provides deterministic, high-fidelity spreading in fission yeast.
eLife · Jul 18, 2018Peer-reviewedGenetics