Heterochromatin formation involves changes in histone modifications over multiple cell generations

EMBO Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 2138-2149

  Katan Khaykovich, Yael ^a   Struhl, Kevin ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Epigenetic transition; Heterochromatin; Histone methylation; Sir proteins; Transcriptional silencing

Indexed keywords

HISTONE; HISTONE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; SILENT INFORMATION REGULATOR PROTEIN; SILENT INFORMATION REGULATOR PROTEIN 3; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACETYLATION; ARTICLE; CELL DIVISION; CELL LEVEL; CELL LINE; CHROMATIN ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA REPLICATION; EUCHROMATIN; HETEROCHROMATIN; METHYLATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN INDUCTION; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TELOMERE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

CHROMATIN ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY; EUCHROMATIN; GENE SILENCING; HETEROCHROMATIN; HISTONES; KINETICS; METHYLATION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SILENT INFORMATION REGULATOR PROTEINS, SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 21844454183     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.emboj.7600692     Document Type: Article

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