... inter-action domain of dJmj for these factors is the N-termi-nal repression domain, which is evolutionarilyconserved among Jmj proteins (Fig. 1). Detailed analy-sis of the role of N-terminal and the ... structures of mouseJmj, Drosophila Jmj and Lid. The locations of the JmjN domain, JmjC domain, ARID,PHD, AT-hook domain and C5HC2 zinc fin-ger domain are shown. (B) Amino acid align-ment of the N-terminal ... Machida, Japan The basic unit of chromatin in eukaryotes is the nucleosome, which consists of 146 bp of DNAwrapped around an octamer of histones H2A, H2B,H3 and H4 [1]. Covalent modifications of...