Distribution of a limited Sir2 protein pool regulates the strength of yeast rDNA silencing and is modulated by Sir4p

Genetics

Volumn 149, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 1205-1219

  Smith, Jeffrey S ^a   Brachmann, Carrie Baker ^a   Pillus, Lorraine ^b   Boeke, Jef D ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA;

ARTICLE; GENE LOCUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SILENCER GENE; TELOMERE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

DNA, RIBOSOMAL; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENES, FUNGAL; GENES, MATING TYPE, FUNGAL; GENES, REGULATOR; GENOTYPE; HISTONE DEACETYLASES; MODELS, GENETIC; PHENOTYPE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SILENT INFORMATION REGULATOR PROTEINS, SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SIRTUINS; TELOMERE; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0031827438     PISSN: 00166731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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