Histone H2B C-terminal helix mediates trans-histone H3K4 methylation independent of H2B ubiquitination

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 3216-3232

  Chandrasekharan, Mahesh B ^a   Huang, Fu ^a   Chen, Yi Chun ^a   Sun, Zu Wen ^a  

^a VANDERBILT INGRAM CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; HISTONE; HISTONE H2B; HISTONE H2BK123; HISTONE H3K4; HISTONE H3K79; METHYLTRANSFERASE; MULTIPROTEIN COMPLEX; THREONINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL GROWTH; CHROMATIN; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE REGULATORY NETWORK; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN METHYLATION; UBIQUITINATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CHROMATIN; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENE SILENCING; HISTONE-LYSINE N-METHYLTRANSFERASE; HISTONES; LYSINE; METHYLATION; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; TELOMERE; UBIQUITINATION;

EID: 77953400995     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.01008-09     Document Type: Article

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