Antagonizing Polycomb group-mediated gene repression by chromatin remodelers

Epigenetics

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 20-23

  Köhler, Claudia ^a   Aichinger, Ernst ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

CHD3 CHD4; Chromatin remodelers; KISMET; PICKLE; Polycomb group genes

Indexed keywords

CHD3 PROTEIN; CHD4 PROTEIN; PICKLE PROTEIN; POLYCOMB GROUP PROTEIN; REGULATOR PROTEIN; TRITHORAX GROUP PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARABIDOPSIS; CHROMATIN ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; DNA BINDING; EUKARYOTE; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE REPRESSION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; PLANT; REVIEW;

ARABIDOPSIS; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 77449149550     PISSN: 15592294     EISSN: 15592308     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/epi.5.1.10559     Document Type: Review

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