Theoretical analysis of Polycomb-Trithorax systems predicts that poised chromatin is bistable and not bivalent

Theoretical analysis of Polycomb-Trithorax systems predicts that poised chromatin is bistable and not bivalent

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Polycomb and Trithorax group proteins regulate silent and active gene expression states, but chorulon hcg also allow poised states in pluripotent cells.Here the authors present a mathematical model that integrates data on Polycomb/ Trithorax biochemistry into a single coherent framework which predicts that poised chromatin is not bivalent here as previously proposed, but is bistable, meaning that the system switches frequently between stable active and silent states.