Histone methylation by NUE, a novel nuclear effector of the intracellular pathogen Chlamydia trachomatis

PLoS Pathogens

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1-12

  Pennini, Meghan E ^a,b   Perrinet, Stéphanie ^a,b   Dautry Varsat, Alice ^a   Subtil, Agathe ^a,b  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; HISTONE H2B; HISTONE H3; HISTONE H4; HISTONE METHYLTRANSFERASE; NUCLEAR EFFECTOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; HISTONE; HISTONE LYSINE METHYLTRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIA ABORTUS; CHLAMYDIA CAVIAE; CHLAMYDIA FELIS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CHROMATIN; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IN VITRO STUDY; MAMMAL CELL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN METHYLATION; PROTEIN SECRETION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; WESTERN BLOTTING; ACTIVE TRANSPORT; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; METHYLATION; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; EUKARYOTA; MAMMALIA;

ACTIVE TRANSPORT, CELL NUCLEUS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHROMATIN; HISTONE-LYSINE N-METHYLTRANSFERASE; HISTONES; METHYLATION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

EID: 77955637905     PISSN: 15537366     EISSN: 15537374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1000995     Document Type: Article

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