Regulation of cell identity by plant Polycomb and trithorax group proteins

Current Opinion in Genetics and Development

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 541-547

  Köhler, Claudia ^a   Hennig, Lars ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYCOMB GROUP PROTEIN; TRITHORAX GROUP PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FATE; CELL PROLIFERATION; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE REPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; STEM CELL; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS; PROTEIN BINDING; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; STEM CELLS; TRANSCRIPTIONAL ACTIVATION;

EID: 77956650950     PISSN: 0959437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gde.2010.04.015     Document Type: Review

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