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Modern concepts on the chromatin loop–domain organization and the role of the DNA regions specifically binding the nuclear matrix or nuclear scaffold (S/MARs) during its formation, maintenance, and regulation are discussed. Some S/MAR structural features, properties of binding the nuclear matrix, and probable mechanisms of their involvement in the gene regulation of activity are considered.
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Chernov, I.P., Akopov, S.B. & Nikolaev, L.G. Structure and Functions of Nuclear Matrix Associated Regions (S/MARs). Russian Journal of Bioorganic Chemistry 30, 1–11 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:RUBI.0000015767.28683.69
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