Position-effect variegation and the genetic dissection of chromatin regulation in Drosophila

Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 67-75

  Schotta, Gunnar ^a   Ebert, Anja ^a   Dorn, Rainer ^a   Reuter, Gunter ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Gene silencing; Heterochromatin; Modifier mutations; Position effect variegation

Indexed keywords

HISTONE H3; LYSINE; METHYLTRANSFERASE;

DISSECTION; DROSOPHILA; GENE CONTROL; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; NONHUMAN; POSITION EFFECT VARIEGATION; REVIEW;

DROSOPHILA;

EID: 0037324675     PISSN: 10849521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1084-9521(02)00138-6     Document Type: Review

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