Covalent modifications of histones: Expression from chromatin templates

Current Opinion in Genetics and Development

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 173-178

  Davie, James R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTONE; HISTONE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; HISTONE DEACETYLASE; NONHISTONE PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CHROMATIN; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN MODIFICATION;

EID: 0032055037     PISSN: 0959437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-437X(98)80138-X     Document Type: Article

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