Linking histone acetylation to transcriptional regulation

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 6-20

  Mizzen, C A ^a   Allis, C D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetylation; Acetyltransferases; Chromatin; Histones; Nucleosomes; Transcription

Indexed keywords

DNA; ENZYME; HISTONE; HISTONE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; NUCLEAR PROTEIN;

ACETYLATION; CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMATIN; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; FUNGAL GENETICS; GENE ACTIVATION; NUCLEOSOME; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; REVIEW; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ACETYLATION; ACETYLTRANSFERASES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HISTONE ACETYLTRANSFERASES; HISTONES; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0031964479     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000180050121     Document Type: Review

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