H2A.Z and DNA methylation: irreconcilable differences

Trends in Biochemical Sciences

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 158-161

  Kobor, Michael S ^a   Lorincz, Matthew C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA; HISTONE; HISTONE H2AZ;

ARABIDOPSIS; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CHROMATIN IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; DNA METHYLATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOSOME; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; PROTEIN VARIANT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SHORT SURVEY; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

ANIMALS; CHROMATIN; DNA METHYLATION; GENOME; HISTONES; HUMANS; NUCLEOSOMES;

ANIMALIA; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 63549108475     PISSN: 09680004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tibs.2008.12.006     Document Type: Short Survey

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