Introducing histone modification in trypanosomes

Trends in Parasitology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 239-242

  Horn, David ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL NUCLEUS DNA; DEOXYRIBONUCLEOPROTEIN; HISTONE;

ACETYLATION; CELL GROWTH; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METHYLATION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; RESIDUE ANALYSIS; SHORT SURVEY; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ACETYLATION; ANIMALS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; HISTONES; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METHYLATION; PROTEIN PROCESSING, POST-TRANSLATIONAL; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 34248645983     PISSN: 14714922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2007.03.009     Document Type: Short Survey

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