Caught in conspiracy: Cooperation between DNA methylation and histone H3K9 methylation in the establishment and maintenance of heterochromatin

Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 385-395

  Stancheva, Irina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DNA methylation; H3K9 methylation; Heterochromatin

Indexed keywords

GENES; HISTOLOGY; PROTEINS; RNA;

DNA METHYLATION; GENE EXPRESSION; H3K9 METHYLATION; HETEROCHROMATIN;

DNA;

DNA; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; HISTONE H3; HISTONE H3K9; METHYL CPG BINDING PROTEIN; METHYL CPG BINDING PROTEIN 2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN;

ARABIDOPSIS; CELL DIVISION; CHROMATIN ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; DNA METHYLATION; DNA REPLICATION; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; GENE SILENCING; HETEROCHROMATIN; HUMAN; METHYLATION; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; REVIEW; RNA INTERFERENCE;

ANIMALS; CELL DIVISION; CHROMATIN; CPG ISLANDS; DNA; DNA METHYLATION; GENE SILENCING; GENES, PLANT; HETEROCHROMATIN; HISTONES; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; RNA INTERFERENCE;

EUKARYOTA; FUNGI; MAMMALIA;

EID: 24744452652     PISSN: 08298211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/o05-043     Document Type: Review

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