Impact of core histone modifications on transcriptional regulation and plant growth

Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences

Volumn 26, Issue 5-6, 2007, Pages 243-263

  Nelissen, Hilde ^b   Boccardi, Tommaso Matteo ^b   Himanen, Kristiina ^b   Van Lijsebettens, Mieke ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Flowering time; Histone acetylation; Histone code; Histone methylation; Histone monoubiquitination; Leaf growth; RNAPII

Indexed keywords

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EID: 35648944845     PISSN: 07352689     EISSN: 15497836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07352680701612820     Document Type: Review

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