Histone H1 is dispensable for methylation-associated gene silencing in Ascobolus immersus and essential for long life span

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 61-69

  Barra, Jose L ^a,b   Rhounim, Laïla ^a,c   Rossignol, Jean Luc ^a   Faugeron, Godeleine ^a  

^a INSTITUT JACQUES MONOD   (France)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

^c HASSAN II UNIVERSITY OF CASABLANCA   (Morocco)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTONE H1;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; DNA METHYLATION; FUNGAL GENETICS; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE SILENCING; GENOME; GERMINATION; LIFESPAN; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

ASCOBOLUS; ASCOBOLUS IMMERSUS; METAZOA;

EID: 0033986861     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.20.1.61-69.2000     Document Type: Article

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