Methyl-CpG-binding domain (MBD) proteins in plants

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Gene Structure and Expression

Volumn 1769, Issue 5-6, 2007, Pages 287-294

  Grafi, Gideon ^a   Zemach, Assaf ^b   Pitto, Letizia ^c  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arginine methyltransferase (PRMT); Cytosine methylation; Decrease in DNA Methylation 1 (DDM1); Heterochromatin; Methyl CpG binding domain (MBD) protein; Nucleolar organizing region (NOR); Plant

Indexed keywords

5 METHYLCYTOSINE; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; METHYL CPG BINDING PROTEIN; METHYL GROUP;

CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CHROMOSOME NOR; CPG ISLAND; DNA METHYLATION; DNA MODIFICATION; EPIGENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENOME; METHYLATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; CHROMATIN; CHROMATIN ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY; CPG ISLANDS; DNA METHYLATION; DNA, PLANT; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; HUMANS; MAMMALS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 34249803559     PISSN: 01674781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbaexp.2007.02.004     Document Type: Review

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