Epigenetic regulation of facultative heterochromatinisation in Planococcus citri via the Me(3)K9H3-HP1-Me(3)K20H4 pathway

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 120, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1072-1080

  Bongiorni, Silvia ^a   Pasqualini, Barbara ^a   Taranta, Monia ^a   Singh, Prim B ^b   Prantera, Giorgio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

^b RESEARCH CENTER BORSTEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Epigenetics; Facultative heterochromatin; Genomic imprinting; Histone modification; HP1

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; HISTONE; HISTONE H3; HISTONE H4; HISTONE LYSINE METHYLTRANSFERASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME CONDENSATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EPIGENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC REGULATION; GENOME IMPRINTING; HETEROCHROMATIN; MALE; MEALYBUG; METAPHASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; RNA INTERFERENCE;

ANIMALS; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GENOMIC IMPRINTING; HEMIPTERA; HETEROCHROMATIN; HISTONES; INSECT PROTEINS; LYSINE; MALE; METAPHASE; METHYLATION; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; RNA, DOUBLE-STRANDED; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

PLANOCOCCUS CITRI;

EID: 34247381706     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jcs.03412     Document Type: Article

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