DNA methylation specifies chromosomal localization of MeCP2

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 414-421

  Nan, Xinsheng ^a   Tate, Peri ^a   Li, En ^b   Bird, Adrian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOME PROTEIN; DNA; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; HYBRID PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOMAL LOCALIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA METHYLATION; DNA SEQUENCE; EMBRYO; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOME; HETEROCHROMATIN; L CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; CELL LINE; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CPG ISLANDS; DNA; DNA PRIMERS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; HETEROCHROMATIN; LAC OPERON; METHYLATION; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0029655782     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.16.1.414     Document Type: Article

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