HP1 Is Essential for DNA Methylation in Neurospora

Molecular Cell

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 427-434

  Freitag, Michael ^a   Hickey, Patrick C ^b   Khlafallah, Tamir K ^a   Read, Nick D ^b   Selker, Eric U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DNA; ENZYME DIM 5; FUNGAL ENZYME; FUNGAL PROTEIN; HETEROCHROMATIN PROTEIN 1; HETEROCHROMATIN SPECIFIC NONHISTONE CHROMOSOMAL PROTEIN HP 1; HETEROCHROMATIN-SPECIFIC NONHISTONE CHROMOSOMAL PROTEIN HP-1; HISTONE METHYLTRANSFERASE; LYSINE; METHYLTRANSFERASE; NONHISTONE PROTEIN; NUCLEAR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA METHYLATION; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYMOLOGY; FUNGAL STRAIN; GENETICS; HETEROCHROMATIN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUTAGENESIS; NEUROSPORA; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

FUNGI; MAMMALIA; NEUROSPORA; NEUROSPORA CRASSA;

EID: 1242271994     PISSN: 10972765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1097-2765(04)00024-3     Document Type: Article

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