Incorporation of the noncoding roX RNAs alters the chromatin-binding specificity of the Drosophila MSL1/MSL2 complex

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1252-1264

  Li, Fang ^a   Schiemann, Anja H ^a   Scott, Maxwell J ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSECT PROTEIN; PROTEIN MSL1; PROTEIN MSL2; RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CHROMATIN; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENE; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION; INSECT GENETICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN MOTIF; RNA ANALYSIS; ROX GENE; X CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALS; CHROMATIN; CHROMOSOMAL PROTEINS, NON-HISTONE; DNA HELICASES; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MALE; MUTANT PROTEINS; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; RNA, UNTRANSLATED; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER;

EID: 38949155481     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.00910-07     Document Type: Article

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