A cullin E3 ubiquitin ligase complex associates with Rik1 and the Clr4 histone H3-K9 methyltransferase and is required for RNAi-mediated heterochromatin formation

RNA Biology

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 106-111

  Hong, Eun Jin Erica ^a   Villén, Judit ^a   Gerace, Erica L ^a   Gygi, Steven P ^a   Moazed, Danesh ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Clr4; Cul4; Epigenetics; Heterochromatin; Histone H3 K9 methylation; Rik1; RNAi

Indexed keywords

CULLIN; CULLIN ASSOCIATED METHYLTRANSFERASE COMPLEX PROTEIN 1; CULLIN ASSOCIATED METHYLTRANSFERASE COMPLEX PROTEIN 2; HISTONE H2B; HISTONE H3; HISTONE H4; LYSINE; METHYLTRANSFERASE; PROTEIN; PROTEIN CL4; PROTEIN NED8; PROTEIN RAD24; PROTEIN RIK1; REPETITIVE DNA; RNA; UBIQUITIN PROTEIN LIGASE E3; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNTRANSLATED RNA;

ARTICLE; HETEROCHROMATIN; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; REPORTER GENE; RNA INTERFERENCE;

METAZOA; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE;

EID: 26944450776     PISSN: 15476286     EISSN: 15558584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/rna.2.3.2131     Document Type: Article

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