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. 2006 May 6;55(10):1159–1184. doi: 10.1007/s00262-006-0164-4

Table 3.

General mechanisms of modifying chromatin

Transcription factors and cofactors target chromatin modifiers to specific genes
MicroRNAs target chromatin modifications to specific genes or groups of genes to mediate transcriptional gene silencing
Variant histone exchange
Direct phosphorylation of histones via MAPK activated kinases
Nucleosome remodeling complexes (SWI/SNF, etc.) slide or displace nucleosomes
Global chromatin modifications, e.g., charge effects
Histone code