Drosophila MSL complex globally acetylates H4K16 on the male X chromosome for dosage compensation

Nature Structural and Molecular Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 825-832

  Gelbart, Marnie E ^a,b   Larschan, Erica ^a,b   Peng, Shouyong ^a,b,c   Park, Peter J ^a,c   Kuroda, Mitzi I ^a,b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTONE H3; HISTONE H4; LYSINE; MALE SPECIFIC LETHAL COMPLEX; POLYCOMB GROUP PROTEIN; REGULATOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACETYLATION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHROMATIN; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; METHYLATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; X CHROMOSOME;

ACETYLATION; ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELL LINE; CHROMATIN IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; DOSAGE COMPENSATION, GENETIC; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; HISTONE ACETYLTRANSFERASES; HISTONES; LYSINE; MALE; MUTATION; RNA INTERFERENCE; X CHROMOSOME;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER;

EID: 68249158456     PISSN: 15459993     EISSN: 15459985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nsmb.1644     Document Type: Article

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