The role of polycomb group proteins in cell cycle regulation during development

Cell Cycle

Volumn 5, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1189-1197

  Martinez, Anne Marie ^a,b   Cavalli, Giacomo ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF HUMAN GENETICS   (France)

^b UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

Cell cycle; Chromatin; Development; Epigenetics; Polycomb group

Indexed keywords

CYCLIN A; EMBRYONIC ECTODERM DEVELOPMENT PROTEIN;

CELL CYCLE REGULATION; CELL DIVISION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHROMATIN; DNA RESPONSIVE ELEMENT; DROSOPHILA; EPIGENETICS; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC REGULATION; HOMEOBOX; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PROTO ONCOGENE; REVIEW; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE; VERTEBRATE;

VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33744905801     PISSN: 15384101     EISSN: 15514005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/cc.5.11.2781     Document Type: Review

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