Dynamics of histone lysine methylation: Structures of methyl writers and erasers

Progress in Drug Research

Volumn 67, Issue , 2011, Pages 107-124

  Upadhyay, Anup K ^a   Cheng, Xiaodong ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; BIX 01294; HISTONE; HISTONE DEACETYLASE; HISTONE LYSINE METHYLTRANSFERASE; HISTONE LYSINE SPECIFIC DEMETHYLASE; JUMONJI DOMAIN CONTAINING HISTONE DEMETHYLASE 1; KIAA1718 PROTEIN; METHYLTRANSFERASE INHIBITOR; PROTEIN JMJD2A; PROTEIN PHF8; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; HISTONE DEMETHYLASE; LYSINE;

ARTICLE; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG STRUCTURE; ENZYME STRUCTURE; EPIGENETICS; HISTONE METHYLATION; HUMAN; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; HISTONE DEMETHYLASES; HISTONE-LYSINE N-METHYLTRANSFERASE; HISTONES; HUMANS; LYSINE; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY;

EID: 79952112943     PISSN: 0071786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7643-8989-5_6     Document Type: Article

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