Characterization of carrot nuclear proteins that exhibit specific binding affinity towards conventional and non-conventional DNA methylation

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 659-673

  Pitto, L ^a   Cernilogar, F ^b   Evangelista, M ^a   Lombardi, L ^c   Miarelli, C ^a   Rocchi, P ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

DNA binding proteins; Symmetric and asymmetric methylation

Indexed keywords

5 METHYLCYTOSINE; CELL GROWTH; DAUCUS CAROTA; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; DNA METHYLATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NUCLEAR PROTEIN; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; SOMATIC EMBRYOGENESIS; TRINUCLEOTIDE;

5-METHYLCYTOSINE; BINDING, COMPETITIVE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL DIVISION; CYTOSINE; DAUCUS CAROTA; DNA METHYLATION; DNA, PLANT; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; OLIGONUCLEOTIDES; PLANT PROTEINS; PROTEIN BINDING;

DAUCUS CAROTA; MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034488987     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026590323386     Document Type: Article

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