Mechanisms of Igf2/H19 imprinting: DNA methylation, chromatin and long- distance gene regulation

Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 127, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 711-715

  Sasaki, Hiroyuki ^a   Ishihara, Ko ^a   Kato, Reiko ^a,b  

^a GRADUATE UNIVERSITY FOR ADVANCED STUDIES   (Japan)

^b KURUME UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chromatin; Chromosome domain; DNA methylation; Enhancer; Genomic imprinting

Indexed keywords

HISTONE DEACETYLASE;

ALLELE; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CHROMOSOME 7; COMPLEX FORMATION; DNA METHYLATION; GENE CONTROL; GENE LOCUS; GENOME IMPRINTING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; REVIEW;

RODENTIA;

EID: 0034114584     PISSN: 0021924X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jbchem.a022661     Document Type: Review

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