emb-4 is a conserved gene required for efficient germline-specific chromatin remodeling during Caenorhabditis elegans embryogenesis

Genetics

Volumn 174, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1895-1906

  Checchi, Paula M ^a   Kelly, William G ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEIN; HELICASE; HISTONE H3; LYSINE; NOTCH RECEPTOR; PROTEIN PIE 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CHROMATIN ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY; DEACETYLATION; EMB 4 GENE; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE; GENE FUNCTION; GENE MUTATION; METHYLATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ORTHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN MOTIF; RNA BINDING; RNA INTERFERENCE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEINS; CARRIER PROTEINS; CELL LINEAGE; CHROMATIN ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GERM CELLS; HISTONES; MUTATION; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PHENOTYPE;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS;

EID: 33845728498     PISSN: 00166731     EISSN: 00166731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1534/genetics.106.063701     Document Type: Article

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