An epigenetic road map for histone lysine methylation

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 116, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 2117-2124

  Lachner, Monika ^a   O'Sullivan, Roderick J ^a   Jenuwein, Thomas ^a  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTONE LYSINE METHYLTRANSFERASE;

ACETYLATION; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARABIDOPSIS; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CONSTITUTIVE HETEROCHROMATIN; DROSOPHILA; GENETIC CODE; HUMAN; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN METHYLATION; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN STABILITY; REVIEW; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; X CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALS; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; HISTONES; LYSINE; METHYLATION;

ARABIDOPSIS; NEUROSPORA; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES;

EID: 0037672689     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jcs.00493     Document Type: Review

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