Drosophila GAGA factor directs histone H3.3 replacement that prevents the heterochromatin spreading

Genes and Development

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 552-561

  Nakayama, Takahiro ^a   Nishioka, Kenichi ^a   Dong, Yi Xin ^a   Shimojima, Tsukasa ^a   Hirose, Susumu ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

FACT; GAGA factor; Heterochromatin; Histone H3.3; Position effect variegation

Indexed keywords

DROSOPHILA PROTEIN; HISTONE H3; LYSINE; PROTEIN; PROTEIN FACT; PROTEIN GAGA FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; COMPLEX FORMATION; DNA BINDING; DROSOPHILA; EPIGENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HETEROCHROMATIN; METHYLATION; POSITION EFFECT VARIEGATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION;

ANIMALS; ATP-BINDING CASSETTE TRANSPORTERS; CARRIER PROTEINS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; EYE COLOR; EYE PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HETEROCHROMATIN; HISTONE-LYSINE N-METHYLTRANSFERASE; HISTONES; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; MALE; METHYLATION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 33947138617     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: 15495477     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.1503407     Document Type: Article

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