Erratum: From genetics to epigenetics: The tale of Polycomb group and trithorax group genes. (Chromosome Res (2006) 14: (363-375) DOI 10.1007/s10577-006-1069-y);From genetics to epigenetics: The tale of Polycomb group and trithorax group genes

Chromosome Research

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 363-375

  Grimaud, Charlotte ^a   Nègre, Nicolas ^a   Cavalli, Giacomo ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF HUMAN GENETICS   (France)

Author keywords

Chromatin; Drosophila; Epigenetics; Polycomb group; Trithorax group

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; POLYCOMB PROTEIN; TRITHORAX PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CHROMATIN; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; COMPLEX FORMATION; DROSOPHILA; EPIGENETICS; GENE; GENE FUNCTION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; GENE REPRESSION; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POLYCOMB GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN METHYLATION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; REVIEW; TRITHORAX GENE;

EID: 33745699100     PISSN: 09673849     EISSN: 15736849     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10577-006-1903-2     Document Type: Erratum

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