Characterization of Arabidopsis thaliana methyl-CpG-binding domain (MBD) proteins

Plant Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 565-572

  Zemach, Assaf ^a   Grafi, Gideon ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis thaliana; Chromatin; DNA methylation; Histone deacetylase (HDAC); Methyl CpG Binding Domain (MBD)

Indexed keywords

DNA; GENES; PROTEINS;

METHYLATION;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

AMINO ACID MOTIFS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CPG ISLANDS; DNA METHYLATION; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; HISTONE DEACETYLASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

ANIMALIA; ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 0038129767     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.2003.01756.x     Document Type: Article

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