Methylation of histone H3 at Lys4 differs between paternal and maternal chromosomes in Sciara ocellaris germline development

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 119, Issue 22, 2006, Pages 4667-4677

  Greciano, Patricia G ^a   Goday, Clara ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chromosome elimination; Histone methylation; Imprinting; Sciara ocellaris; Sciarid flies

Indexed keywords

HISTONE H3; LYSINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHROMATIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO; FEMALE; FLY; GENOME; GERM CELL; GERM LINE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MEIOSIS; METHYLATION; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; X CHROMOSOME;

ACETYLATION; ANIMALS; CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMATIN ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY; DIPTERA; DNA POLYMERASE II; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; FEMALE; GENOMIC IMPRINTING; GERM CELLS; HISTONES; LYSINE; MALE; METHYLATION; PHOSPHORYLATION; PUPA; X CHROMOSOME;

DIPTERA; SCIARA; SCIARA OCELLARIS; SCIARIDAE;

EID: 33845711071     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jcs.03279     Document Type: Article

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