The MES-2/MES-3/MES-6 complex and regulation of histone H3 methylation in C. elegans

Current Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 18, 2004, Pages 1639-1643

  Bender, Laurel B ^a   Cao, Ru ^b   Zhang, Yi ^b   Strome, Susan ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEIN; HISTONE; HISTONE LYSINE METHYLTRANSFERASE; HISTONE METHYLTRANSFERASE; MES 2 PROTEIN, C ELEGANS; MES 3 PROTEIN, C ELEGANS; MES 6 PROTEIN, C ELEGANS; MES-2 PROTEIN, C ELEGANS; MES-3 PROTEIN, C ELEGANS; MES-6 PROTEIN, C ELEGANS; NUCLEAR PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; METABOLISM; METHYLATION; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEINS; DOSAGE COMPENSATION, GENETIC; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HISTONE-LYSINE N-METHYLTRANSFERASE; HISTONES; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; METHYLATION; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY;

CAENORHABDITIS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 4544313610     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2004.08.062     Document Type: Article

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