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. 2009 Apr 17;137(2):205-7.
doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2009.04.006.

The nucleus inside out--through a rod darkly

Tobias Ragoczy  1 , Mark Groudine
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The nucleus inside out--through a rod darkly

Tobias Ragoczy et al. Cell. .
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Abstract

In the nuclei of eukaryotic cells, euchromatin is located at the center, whereas heterochromatin is found at the periphery and is interspersed in the nucleoplasm. Solovei et al. (2009) now reveal that this normal pattern is reversed in the retinal rod cells of mice. This inversion might serve to maximize light transmission to photoreceptors in nocturnal mammals.

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