Chromatin remodeling, histone modifications, and DNA methylation - How does it all fit together?

Journal of Cellular Biochemistry

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 117-125

  Geiman, Theresa M ^a   Robertson, Keith D ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chromatin remodeling; DNA methylation; Epigenetics; Gene expression; Histone methylation

Indexed keywords

DNA; HISTONE;

ACETYLATION; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE; DNA METHYLATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENOME; MAMMALIAN GENETICS; METHYLATION; PHOSPHORYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ACETYLATION; ANIMALS; CHROMATIN; DNA METHYLATION; DNA MODIFICATION METHYLASES; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; HISTONES; HUMANS; METHYLTRANSFERASES; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0036383067     PISSN: 07302312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcb.10286     Document Type: Review

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