Linker histone HIS-24 (H1.1) cytoplasmic retention promotes germ line development and influences histone H3 methylation in Caenorhabditis elegans

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 2229-2239

  Jedrusik, Monika A ^a   Schulze, Ekkehard ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOPLASM PROTEIN; GENE PRODUCT; HISTONE H3; LYSINE; MUTANT PROTEIN; PROTEIN HIS 24; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; DEVELOPMENTAL GENE; DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EMBRYO; FEMALE; GENE; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE DELETION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC REGULATION; GERM LINE; HIS 24 GENE; MALE; MES 2 GENE; MES 3 GENE; MES 4 GENE; MES 6 GENE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN METHYLATION; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RNA INTERFERENCE; SIR 2.1 GENE;

ACTIVE TRANSPORT, CELL NUCLEUS; ALLELES; ANIMALS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CYTOPLASM; FERTILIZATION; GERM CELLS; GONADS; HISTIDINE; HISTONES; LYSINE; METHYLATION; MUTATION; RNA INTERFERENCE; TIME FACTORS; TRANSGENES; VARIATION (GENETICS);

ANIMALIA; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS;

EID: 33947200738     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.01713-06     Document Type: Article

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