The Paf1 complex is required for histone H3 methylation by COMPASS and Dot1p: Linking transcriptional elongation to histone methylation

Molecular Cell

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 721-729

  Krogan, Nevan J ^b   Dover, Jim ^c   Wood, Adam ^a   Schneider, Jessica ^a   Heidt, Jonathan ^a   Boateng, Marry Ann ^a   Dean, Kimberly ^a   Ryan, Owen W ^b   Golshani, Ashkan ^b   Johnston, Mark ^c   Greenblatt, Jack F ^b   Shilatifard, Ali ^a,d  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTONE H3; HISTONE LYSINE METHYLTRANSFERASE; LYSINE; LYSINE 4; LYSINE 79; PROTEIN; PROTEIN PAF 1; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; RNA POLYMERASE II; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHROMATIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE INTERACTION; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN METHYLATION; RNA TRANSLATION; TELOMERE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0037524702     PISSN: 10972765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1097-2765(03)00091-1     Document Type: Article

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