Mediator Links Epigenetic Silencing of Neuronal Gene Expression with X-Linked Mental Retardation

Molecular Cell

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 347-359

  Ding, Ning ^a,b   Zhou, Haiying ^a,b   Esteve, Pierre Olivier ^c   Chin, Hang Gyeong ^c   Kim, Seokjoong ^a,b   Xu, Xuan ^a,b   Joseph, Sumy M ^d   Friez, Michael J ^d   Schwartz, Charles E ^d   Pradhan, Sriharsa ^c   Boyer, Thomas G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

^c NEW ENGLAND BIOLABS   (United States)

^d GREENWOOD GENETIC CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA; HUMDISEASE; MOLNEURO

Indexed keywords

HISTONE METHYLTRANSFERASE; REPRESSOR PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SILENCING; MEDIATOR; MISSENSE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; X LINKED MENTAL RETARDATION;

GENE SILENCING; HELA CELLS; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS; HISTONE-LYSINE N-METHYLTRANSFERASE; HUMANS; MENTAL RETARDATION, X-LINKED; MUTATION, MISSENSE; NEURONS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; RECEPTORS, THYROID HORMONE; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; SILENCER ELEMENTS, TRANSCRIPTIONAL;

EID: 48349122949     PISSN: 10972765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2008.05.023     Document Type: Article

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