siRNA-mediated transcriptional gene silencing: The potential mechanism and a possible role in the histone code

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 24, 2005, Pages 3057-3066

  Morris, K V ^a  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

DNMT3A; Histone code; RNAi; siRNA; Transcriptional gene silencing

Indexed keywords

DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; HISTONE; RNA POLYMERASE; SMALL INTERFERING RNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CHROMATIN; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SILENCING; HETEROCHROMATIN; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PROMOTER REGION; REVIEW; RNA TRANSCRIPTION; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE; YEAST;

ANIMALS; GENE SILENCING; HISTONE CODE; HUMANS; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

MAMMALIA; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE;

EID: 29344463071     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: 15691632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00018-005-5182-4     Document Type: Review

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