Programming of gene expression by Polycomb group proteins

Trends in Cell Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 236-243

  Köhler, Claudia ^a   Villar, Corina B R ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTONE H3; POLYCOMB GROUP PROTEIN;

BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHROMATIN; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE REPRESSION; GENE SILENCING; GENE TARGETING; METHYLATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHROMATIN; DNA METHYLATION; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE SILENCING; HISTONES; HUMANS; LYSINE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PLANT PROTEINS; REPRESSOR PROTEINS;

ANIMALIA; HEXAPODA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 42749083114     PISSN: 09628924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tcb.2008.02.005     Document Type: Review

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