Functions of histone-modifying enzymes in development

Current Opinion in Genetics and Development

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 137-142

  Lin, Wenchu ^a   Dent, Sharon Y R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMBRYONIC ECTODERM DEVELOPMENT PROTEIN; HISTONE;

ACETYLATION; CHROMATIN; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO PATTERN FORMATION; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; METHYLATION; NONHUMAN; ORGANOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CHROMATIN; EMBRYO; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; HISTONE DEACETYLASES; HISTONES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 33644856140     PISSN: 0959437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gde.2006.02.002     Document Type: Review

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