Relationship between histone H3 lysine 9 methylation, transcription repression, and heterochromatin protein 1 recruitment

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 2525-2538

  Stewart, M David ^a   Li, Jiwen ^a   Wong, Jiemin ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HETEROCHROMATIN 1; HISTONE H3; LYSINE; METHYLTRANSFERASE; NUCLEAR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEACETYLATION; FEMALE; GENE REPRESSION; HETEROCHROMATIN; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; METHYLATION; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN TARGETING; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ACETYLATION; CHROMATIN; CHROMOSOMAL PROTEINS, NON-HISTONE; GENE SILENCING; HISTONES; HUMANS; LYSINE; METHYLATION; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 15044350409     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.25.7.2525-2538.2005     Document Type: Article

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