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Hydrozoan sperm-specific H2B histone variants stabilize chromatin and block transcription without enhancing chromatin condensation
Anna Török, Martin J. G. Browne, Jordina C. Vilar…·Sebastian G. Gornik
The paper shows that spH2B variants in Hydractinia sperm stabilize chromatin and block transcription without significantly compacting chromatin, supporting their role in sperm buoyancy.
DOI 10.1101/2021.08.30.458175