Epigenetic regulation of heterochromatic DNA stability

Current Opinion in Genetics and Development

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 204-211

  Peng, Jamy C ^a   Karpen, Gary H ^a  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COHESIN; RAD50 PROTEIN; RAD52 PROTEIN;

DNA DAMAGE; DNA RECOMBINATION; DNA REPAIR; DNA REPLICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA TRANSCRIPTION; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EPIGENETICS; HETEROCHROMATIN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RNA INTERFERENCE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE; TANDEM REPEAT; TRANSPOSON;

ANIMALS; CELL NUCLEUS; DNA; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; EVOLUTION; HETEROCHROMATIN; HUMANS; TANDEM REPEAT SEQUENCES;

EID: 44349186294     PISSN: 0959437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gde.2008.01.021     Document Type: Review

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