Characterization of histone H3K27 modifications in the β-globin locus

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 405, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 210-215

  Kim, Yea Woon ^a   Kim, AeRi ^a  

^a Pusan National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acetylation; Enhancer; Histone H3K27; LCR; Methylation; Transcription

Indexed keywords

BETA GLOBIN; LYSINE; POLYCOMB GROUP PROTEIN; SUZ12 PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR EZH2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL STRAIN K 562; CHROMATIN IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROID CELL; GENE; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HISTONE ACETYLATION; HISTONE MODIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; REGULATOR GENE; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

ACETYLATION; BETA-GLOBINS; CELL LINE; CHROMATIN; CHROMATIN IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; ENHANCER ELEMENTS, GENETIC; GENE SILENCING; HISTONES; HUMANS; LOCUS CONTROL REGION; LYSINE; PROTEIN PROCESSING, POST-TRANSLATIONAL; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 79651470430     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2011.01.010     Document Type: Article

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