Histone variants and histone modifications: A structural perspective

Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 693-708

  Ausió, Juan ^a   Abbott, D Wade ^a   Wang, Xiaoying ^a   Moore, Susan C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chromatin; Histone variants; Posttranslational modifications

Indexed keywords

HISTOLOGY;

STRUCTURAL EFFECT;

BIOCHEMISTRY;

ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; HISTONE;

ACYLATION; ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE RIBOSYLATION; GLYCATION; GLYCOSYLATION; METHYLATION; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; PROTEIN VARIANT; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0035685516     PISSN: 08298211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/o01-147     Document Type: Short Survey

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