The Elp3 subunit of human Elongator complex is functionally similar to its counterpart in yeast

Molecular Genetics and Genomics

Volumn 273, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 264-272

  Li, Fen ^a,b   Lu, Jun ^a   Han, Qiuju ^a   Zhang, Guoping ^a   Huang, Baiqu ^a  

^a NORTHEAST NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HENAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Elongator complex; Histone acetyltransferase (HAT); Histone modification; Human Elp3; Yeast complementation

Indexed keywords

HISTONE ACETYLTRANSFERASE;

ACETYLATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELP3 GENE; GENE; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE FUSION; GENE MUTATION; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; YEAST;

ACETYLTRANSFERASES; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA PRIMERS; HISTONE ACETYLTRANSFERASES; HUMANS; MUTAGENESIS; PHENOTYPE; PLASMIDS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 20044367838     PISSN: 16174615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00438-005-1120-2     Document Type: Article

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