Epigenetic regulation of hematopoietic stem cell self-renewal by polycomb group genes

International Journal of Hematology

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 294-300

  Iwama, Atsushi ^a,b   Oguro, Hideyuki ^a   Negishi, Masamitsu ^a   Kato, Yuko ^a   Nakauchi, Hiromitsu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bmi 1; Cellular memory; Epigenetic regulation; Hematopoietic stem cells; Polycomb group genes; Self renewal

Indexed keywords

EMBRYONIC ECTODERM DEVELOPMENT PROTEIN; POLYCOMB GROUP PROTEINS; REPRESSOR PROTEIN;

CELL DIVISION; CELL MANIPULATION; CELL RENEWAL; CHROMATIN ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY; EPIGENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC REGULATION; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL; HOX GENE; HUMAN; LEUKEMIA CELL; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; APOPTOSIS; CHROMATIN; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

APOPTOSIS; CELL DIVISION; CHROMATIN; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELLS; HUMANS; REPRESSOR PROTEINS;

EID: 22844436939     PISSN: 09255710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1532/IJH97.05011     Document Type: Review

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