Gcn4 activator targets Gcn5 histone acetyltransferase to specific promoters independently of transcription

Molecular Cell

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1309-1320

  Kuo, Min Hao ^a   Vom Baur, Elmar ^b   Struhl, Kevin ^b   Allis, C David ^c  

^a Michigan State University   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; HISTONE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; RIBOSOME DNA;

ACETYLATION; ARTICLE; CHROMATIN; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENOME; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; NONHUMAN; PROMOTER REGION; YEAST;

EID: 0034508137     PISSN: 10972765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1097-2765(00)00129-5     Document Type: Article

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