Cooperative interactions between epigenetic modifications and their function in the regulation of chromosome architecture

BioEssays

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 792-797

  Weissmann, Frank ^a   Lyko, Frank ^a  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

5 METHYLCYTOSINE; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; CYTOSINE; DNA; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; HISTONE; HISTONE H2A; HISTONE H2B; HISTONE H3; HISTONE H4; INSECT PROTEIN; PROTEIN; VIRUS PROTEIN;

ARABIDOPSIS; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DNA METHYLATION; DNA MODIFICATION; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE INTERACTION; GENETIC REGULATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOMICS; INHERITANCE; INSECT GENETICS; MAMMAL CELL; MAMMALIAN GENETICS; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; NONHUMAN; PLANT GENETICS; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN METHYLATION; REVIEW; VIRAL GENETICS;

ANIMALS; CHROMOSOMES; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; HUMANS; MODELS, GENETIC;

EID: 0042090770     PISSN: 02659247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bies.10314     Document Type: Review

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