Epigenetic modifications at the human growth hormone locus predict distinct roles for histone acetylation and methylation in placental gene activation

Molecular Endocrinology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1018-1032

  Kimura, Atsushi P ^a   Liebhaber, Stephen A ^a   Cooke, Nancy E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTONE; HISTONE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE;

ACETYLATION; ARTICLE; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; EPIGENETICS; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE CLUSTER; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCUS; GENE STRUCTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; METHYLATION; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACETYLATION; CHROMATIN; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HISTONES; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; METHYLATION; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY;

EUKARYOTA;

EID: 1842426413     PISSN: 08888809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/me.2003-0468     Document Type: Article

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