Schistosoma mansoni histone acetyltransferase GCN5: Linking histone acetylation to gene activation

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 133, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 131-135

  Maciel, Renata De Moraes ^a   Da Silva Dutra, Denis Luis ^a   Rumjanek, Franklin David ^a   Juliano, Luiz ^b   Juliano, Maria Aparecida ^b   Fantappié, Marcelo Rosado ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Gene regulation; Histone acetylation; Nuclear receptors; Schistosoma mansoni

Indexed keywords

HISTONE ACETYLTRANSFERASE;

ACETYLATION; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CHROMATIN; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; DNA TEMPLATE; EUKARYOTE; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOME; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOSOME; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROKARYOTE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; TETRAHYMENA THERMOPHILA; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

EUKARYOTA; PROKARYOTA; SACCHAROMYCES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; TETRAHYMENA THERMOPHILA;

EID: 0345096556     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2003.09.005     Document Type: Article

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