Linker histone H1 represses recombination at the ribosomal DNA locus in the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 906-919

  Li, Chonghua ^a   Mueller, John E ^a   Elfline, Megan ^a   Bryk, Mary ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTONE H1; POL PROTEIN; RIBOSOME DNA; SILENT INFORMATION REGULATOR PROTEIN 2;

ARTICLE; BUDDING; CELL AGING; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE LOCUS; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

DNA POLYMERASE II; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENE SILENCING; GENES, FUNGAL; HISTONES; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; RNA POLYMERASE I; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS;

EUKARYOTA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCETALES;

EID: 38449102655     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2007.06101.x     Document Type: Article

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