Molecular implementation and physiological roles for histone H3 lysine 4 (H3K4) methylation

Current Opinion in Cell Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 341-348

  Shilatifard, Ali ^a  

^a STOWERS INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTONE H3; HISTONE H3 LYSINE 4; RAG2 PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ENZYME REGULATION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN METHYLATION; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CHROMATIN; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; HISTONES; HUMANS; LYSINE; MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES; METHYLATION; PROTEIN PROCESSING, POST-TRANSLATIONAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 44649139771     PISSN: 09550674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceb.2008.03.019     Document Type: Review

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