SU(VAR)3-7, a Drosophila heterochromatin-associated protein and companion of HP1 in the genomic silencing of position-effect variegation

EMBO Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 17, 1997, Pages 5280-5288

  Cléard, Fabienne ^a   Delattre, Marion ^a   Spierer, Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Drosophila; Genomic silencing; Heterochromatin; Position effect variegation

Indexed keywords

CELL PROTEIN; HETEROCHROMATIN ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 1; NUCLEAR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL DIVISION; CENTROMERE; CHROMOSOME 4; CHROMOSOME INSERTION; CHROMOSOME REARRANGEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIPLOIDY; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; HETEROCHROMATIN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; INTERPHASE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POLYTENE CHROMOSOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SALIVARY GLAND; SILENCER GENE;

ANIMALS; BODY PATTERNING; CELL COMPARTMENTATION; CELL DIVISION; CENTROMERE; CHROMOSOMAL PROTEINS, NON-HISTONE; DROSOPHILA; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GENE DOSAGE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HETEROCHROMATIN; INSECT PROTEINS; LARVA; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PRECIPITIN TESTS; REPRESSOR PROTEINS;

ANIMALIA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0040082217     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/16.17.5280     Document Type: Article

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