WD40 repeats arrange histone tails for spreading of silencing

Journal of Molecular Cell Biology

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 81-83

  Suganuma, Tamaki ^a   Workman, Jerry L ^a  

^a STOWERS INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTONE; POLYCOMB GROUP PROTEIN; REPRESSOR PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; GENE SILENCING; HUMAN; METABOLISM; METHYLATION; MOUSE; PROTEIN BINDING;

ANIMALS; GENE SILENCING; HISTONES; HUMANS; METHYLATION; MICE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PROTEIN BINDING; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, AMINO ACID; REPRESSOR PROTEINS;

EID: 77956646564     PISSN: 16742788     EISSN: 17594685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmcb/mjp046     Document Type: Article

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