MYSTs mark chromatin for chromosomal functions

Current Opinion in Cell Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 326-333

  Pillus, Lorraine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACYLTRANSFERASE; HISTONE H2A; HISTONE H2AZ; HISTONE H3; HISTONE H4; PROTEIN ESA1; PROTEIN MOZ; PROTEIN SAS2; PROTEIN SAS3; PROTEIN TIP60; PROTEIN YBF2;

ACETYLATION; CELL FUNCTION; CHROMATIN; CHROMOSOME; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CHROMATIN; CHROMATIN ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY; CHROMOSOMES; DNA REPAIR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HISTONE ACETYLTRANSFERASES; HISTONES; HUMANS; RNA INTERFERENCE; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 44649193767     PISSN: 09550674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceb.2008.04.009     Document Type: Review

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