CpG islands in chromatin organization and gene expression

Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 217-222

  Kundu, Tapas K ^a,b   Rao, M R S ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

^b ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chromatin remodeling; DNA methylation; Histone acetylation and deacetylation; Spermiogenesis; Transition proteins

Indexed keywords

DNA; HISTONE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; HISTONE DEACETYLASE;

CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CPG ISLAND; DNA METHYLATION; HOUSEKEEPING GENE; REVIEW; SPERMATOGENESIS; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0032991791     PISSN: 0021924X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jbchem.a022276     Document Type: Review

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