Regulation of cellular chromatin state: Insights from quiescence and differentiation

Organogenesis

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 37-47

  Srivastava, Surabhi ^a   Mishra, Rakesh K ^a   Dhawan, Jyotsna ^a,b  

^a CENTRE FOR CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (India)

^b Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine   (India)

Author keywords

Chromatin state; Hox; Myogenesis; Polycomb; Quiescence; Regeneration; Satellite cells; Trithorax

Indexed keywords

HOX PROTEIN; POLYCOMB GROUP PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL MATURATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CHROMATIN; DNA SYNTHESIS; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; MEMORY CELL; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; MUSCLE REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW;

EUKARYOTA;

EID: 77953527600     PISSN: 15476278     EISSN: 15558592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/org.6.1.11337     Document Type: Review

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