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Such structural modifications facilitate the extensive chromatin remodeling required for the histone‐to‐protamine transition during spermiogenesis, thereby ensuring proper sperm nuclear condensation and subsequent embryonic gene regulation."}, {"type": "fg", "children": [{"type": "fg_fs", "start_ref": "1", "end_ref": "3"}]}, {"type": "t", "text": "\n "}]}, {"type": "t", "text": "\n "}, {"type": "p", "children": [{"type": "t", "text": "\n Structural studies further demonstrate that nucleosomes containing this H2B variant show reduced stability and fewer histone–DNA contacts, features that likely underpin its role in facilitating a more open chromatin configuration. 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