Chromosomal regulation by MeCP2: Structural and enzymatic considerations

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 17, 2004, Pages 2163-2167

  Bowen, N J ^a   Palmer, M B ^b   Wade, P A ^b  

^a University of Georgia ^*  (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chromatin; DNA methylation; Histone deacetylase; MeCP2; Transcriptional repression

Indexed keywords

METHYL CPG BINDING PROTEIN 2;

CHROMATIN; CHROMOSOMAL PARAMETERS; DNA BINDING; DNA METHYLATION; DNA MODIFICATION; ENZYME MECHANISM; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN ISOLATION; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; STOICHIOMETRY; TRANSCRIPTION TERMINATION;

ANIMALS; CHROMATIN; CHROMOSOMAL PROTEINS, NON-HISTONE; DNA METHYLATION; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; HISTONES; HUMANS; METHYL-CPG-BINDING PROTEIN 2; REPRESSOR PROTEINS;

EUKARYOTA;

EID: 4644328089     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00018-004-4177-x     Document Type: Review

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