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In particular, acetylation of H4 at lysine 16 (H4K16Ac) has been shown to impede the formation of condensed chromatin fibers and to restrict the activity of chromatin remodeling enzymes, thereby influencing transcriptional activity and DNA repair processes."}, {"type": "fg", "children": [{"type": "fg_f", "ref": "1"}]}, {"type": "t", "text": " In parallel, methylation of H4 at lysine 20 (e.g. H4K20me2) provides a docking site for key DNA repair factors such as 53BP1, ensuring the proper recruitment of repair machinery at double-strand breaks."}, {"type": "fg", "children": [{"type": "fg_f", "ref": "2"}]}, {"type": "t", "text": ""}]}, {"type": "t", "text": "\n \n "}, {"type": "p", "children": [{"type": "t", "text": "\n Enzymes that remove or interpret these marks are equally critical. 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