Telomeric heterochromatin in plasmodium falciparum

Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology

Volumn 2010, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Hernandez Rivas, Rosaura ^a   Pérez Toledo, Karla ^a   Solorio, Abril Marcela Herrera ^a   Delgadillo, Dulce María ^a   Vargas, Miguel ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HETEROCHROMATIN PROTEIN 1; HISTONE H2AX; HISTONE H2AZ; HISTONE H2B; HISTONE H3; HISTONE H4; LYSINE; HISTONE;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ACETYLATION; ANTIGENIC VARIATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CHROMOSOMAL LOCALIZATION; DIMERIZATION; DNA BINDING; DNA PROTEIN COMPLEX; DNA SEQUENCE; EPIGENETICS; EUCHROMATIN; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCUS; GENE SILENCING; HETEROCHROMATIN; HISTONE MODIFICATION; INTERSPERSED REPEAT; METHYLATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR LOCALIZATION SIGNAL; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN MOTIF; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE; SHORT TANDEM REPEAT; TELOMERE; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION; CHROMOSOME; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PROTEIN PROCESSING;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

CHROMOSOMES; HETEROCHROMATIN; HISTONES; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTEIN PROCESSING, POST-TRANSLATIONAL; TELOMERE;

EID: 77954575512     PISSN: 11107243     EISSN: 11107251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2010/290501     Document Type: Review

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