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Macronucleus

Known as: Macronuclei 
A membrane-bounded organelle of ciliated protozoan cells that contains polyploid copies of a portion of the cell's complete genome. Transcription of… 
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Review
2014
Review
2014
Is Non-Homologous End-Joining Really an Inherently Error-Prone Process?
DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) are harmful lesions leading to genomic instability or diversity. Non-homologous end-joining (NHEJ… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Early disruption of centromeric chromatin organization in centromere protein A (Cenpa) null mice.
Centromere protein A (Cenpa for mouse, CENP-A for other species) is a histone H3-like protein that is thought to be involved in… 
Review
2000
Review
2000
Tetrahymena genetics: two nuclei are better than one.
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Pdd1p, A Novel Chromodomain-Containing Protein, Links Heterochromatin Assembly and DNA Elimination in Tetrahymena
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Conservation of deposition-related acetylation sites in newly synthesized histones H3 and H4.
Newly synthesized histone H4 is deposited in a diacetylated isoform in a wide variety of organisms. In Tetrahymena a specific… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
An activity gel assay detects a single, catalytically active histone acetyltransferase subunit in Tetrahymena macronuclei.
Macronuclei of the ciliated protozoan Tetrahymena thermophila possess a histone acetyltransferase activity closely associated… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Linker histories are not essential and affect chromatin condensation in vivo
Review
1992
Review
1992
Chromatin condensation: does histone H1 dephosphorylation play a role?
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
The controlling sequence for site-specific chromosome breakage in tetrahymena
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Isolation of micro- and macronuclei of Tetrahymena pyriformis.
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