Histone H2BK123 monoubiquitination is the critical determinant for H3K4 and H3K79 trimethylation by COMPASS and Dot1

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 186, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 371-377

  Nakanishi, Shima ^a   Jung, Shin Lee ^a   Gardner, Kathryn E ^b   Gardner, Jennifer M ^a   Takahashi, Yoh Hei ^a   Chandrasekharan, Mahesh B ^c   Sun, Zu Wen ^c   Osley, Mary Ann ^d   Strahl, Brian D ^b   Jaspersen, Sue L ^a,e   Shilatifard, Ali ^a  

^a STOWERS INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

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

^c VANDERBILT INGRAM CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^d Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology ^*  (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTONE H2A; HISTONE H2B; HISTONE H2BK123; HISTONE H3; HISTONE H3K4; HISTONE H3K79; METHYLTRANSFERASE; PROTEIN COMPASS; PROTEIN DOT1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN METHYLATION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; UBIQUITINATION;

ALANINE; HISTONE-LYSINE N-METHYLTRANSFERASE; HISTONES; METHYLATION; MUTATION; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; UBIQUITINATION;

EID: 68549090934     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: 00219525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200906005     Document Type: Article

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