The research paper from the Kurumizaka Lab was featured on the cover of the July issue of Nature Structural & Molecular Biology!

A research paper from the Kurumizaka Lab was featured on the cover of the July 2026 issue of Nature Structural & Molecular Biology (Volume 33, Issue 7).

Cover story
Gene transcription through overlapping nucleosomes
The study reveals how RNA polymerase II navigates overlapping dinucleosomes (OLDNs) in a direction-dependent manner.

Featured article
Structural basis of asymmetric transcription through a composite nucleosome formed by a hexasome and an octasome
Zhihui Chen, Cheng-Han Ho, Hiroki Tanaka, Tomoya Kujirai, Mitsuo Ogasawara, Haruhiko Ehara, Shun-ichi Sekine, Yoshimasa Takizawa & Hitoshi Kurumizaka
Nature Structural & Molecular Biology 33, 1097–1104 (2026). doi: 10.1038/s41594-026-01837-0