Role of histone acetylation in the control of gene expression

Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 344-353

  Verdone, Loredana ^a   Caserta, Micaela ^a   Di Mauro, Ernesto ^a,b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b Pasteur Institute   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gene expression; HATs; HDACs; Nucleosome; Transcription

Indexed keywords

ACETYLATION; DNA SEQUENCES; ENZYMES; HISTOLOGY; PROTEINS;

GENE EXPRESSION; HAT; HDACS; NUCLEOSOME; TRANSCRIPTION;

GENES;

DNA DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; HISTONE; HISTONE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; HISTONE ACETYLTRANSFERASE GCN5; HISTONE ACETYLTRANSFERASE PCAF; HISTONE DEACETYLASE; MESSENGER RNA; NUCLEAR RECEPTOR COACTIVATOR 2; ONCOPROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR IID; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SAGA;

ACETYLATION; DNA SEQUENCE; EPIGENETICS; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOME ANALYSIS; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOSOME; REVIEW; TATA BOX; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ACETYLATION; ACETYLTRANSFERASES; ANIMALS; DNA; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENOME; HISTONE ACETYLTRANSFERASES; HISTONES; HUMANS; MICE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NUCLEOSOMES; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 24744433805     PISSN: 08298211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/o05-041     Document Type: Review

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