PHF8 activates transcription of rRNA genes through H3K4me3 binding and H3K9me1/2 demethylation

Nature Structural and Molecular Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 445-450

  Feng, Weijun ^a   Yonezawa, Masato ^b,c   Ye, Jing ^a   Jenuwein, Thomas ^b,c   Grummt, Ingrid ^a  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER   (Germany)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY   (Austria)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF IMMUNOBIOLOGY AND EPIGENETICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE; PHD FINGER PROTEIN 8; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CLEFT LIP PALATE; DEMETHYLATION; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA TRANSCRIPTION;

CELL LINE, TUMOR; HISTONES; HUMANS; METHYLATION; PROTEIN BINDING; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTIONAL ACTIVATION;

EID: 77950521594     PISSN: 15459993     EISSN: 15459985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nsmb.1778     Document Type: Article

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