Epigenetic effects on yeast transcription caused by mutations in an actin-related protein present in the nucleus

Genes and Development

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 604-619

  Jiang, Yi Wei ^a   Stillman, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

ACT3; Actin related protein; SIN4; Ty1 transposon; Yeast transcription

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; MUTANT PROTEIN; NUCLEAR PROTEIN; RNA;

ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE MUTATION; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TRANSPOSON;

ACTINS; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; CARBOXY-LYASES; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CROSSES, GENETIC; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENES, FUNGAL; GENES, REPORTER; GENES, SWITCH; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; MUTATION; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PHENOTYPE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; SELECTION (GENETICS); TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0029988041     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.10.5.604     Document Type: Article

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