DNA methylation and the formation of heterochromatin in Neurospora crassa

Heredity

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 38-44

  Rountree, M R ^a   Selker, E U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA methylation; Heterochromatin; Histone methylation; Neurospora; RIP

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL PROTEIN; HISTONE LYSINE METHYLTRANSFERASE; HISTONE METHYLTRANSFERASE; HETEROCHROMATIN; PROTEIN BINDING;

CHROMOSOME; DNA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGUS; METHYLATION; PROTEIN;

DNA METHYLATION; GENETICS; HETEROCHROMATIN; METABOLISM; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; PROTEIN BINDING; REVIEW;

DNA METHYLATION; FUNGAL PROTEINS; HETEROCHROMATIN; HISTONE-LYSINE N-METHYLTRANSFERASE; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; PROTEIN BINDING;

NEUROSPORA; NEUROSPORA CRASSA;

EID: 77953809924     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: 13652540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/hdy.2010.44     Document Type: Review

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