Histone acetyltransferase activity and interaction with ADA2 are critical for GCN5 function in vivo

EMBO Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 555-565

  Candau, Reyes ^a   Zhou, JianXin ^b   Allis, C David ^b   Berger, Shelley L ^a  

^a WISTAR INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptor; GCN5; Genetics; Histone acetyltransferase; Transcription

Indexed keywords

HISTONE; HISTONE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ACETYLATION; ARTICLE; CELL GROWTH; CHROMATIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA BINDING; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME MODIFICATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; YEAST CELL;

ACETYLTRANSFERASES; CELL DIVISION; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; HISTONE ACETYLTRANSFERASES; HISTONES; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PRECIPITIN TESTS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PROTEIN KINASES; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; SEQUENCE DELETION; TRANS-ACTIVATION (GENETICS); TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0031031755     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/16.3.555     Document Type: Article

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