Chromatin

The following sections are included:

• The Evolutionary Origin of Chromatin

• Nucleosome Structure and Function — The Basics

• Initiation of Gene-Specific Transcription in Chromatin

• Chromatin Remodelling of Promoters Packed into Repressive Chromatin Complexes

• Heritable Maintenance of Gene Expression States through Regulated Heterochromatinization

• Constitutive Heterochromatin: A Transcriptional Graveyard For Most Genes!

• Conclusions

• References