Dot1 and Histone H3K79 Methylation in Natural Telomeric and HM Silencing

Molecular Cell

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 118-126

  Takahashi, Yoh Hei ^a   Schulze, Julia M ^b,c   Jackson, Jessica ^d   Hentrich, Thomas ^b,c   Seidel, Chris ^a   Jaspersen, Sue L ^a,e   Kobor, Michael S ^b,c   Shilatifard, Ali ^a  

^a STOWERS INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISRUPTOR OF TELOMERIC SILENCING 1; HISTONE H3; HISTONE H3 LYSINE 79; HISTONE LYSINE METHYLTRANSFERASE; HISTONE METHYLTRANSFERASE; SILENT INFORMATION REGULATOR PROTEIN; SILENT INFORMATION REGULATOR PROTEIN 2; SILENT INFORMATION REGULATOR PROTEIN 3; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 7; CONTROLLED STUDY; COS12 GENE; EPIGENETICS; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGUS MUTANT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SILENCING; HISTONE METHYLATION; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; POSITION EFFECT VARIEGATION; REPORTER GENE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TELOMERE; URA3 GENE;

ACETYLTRANSFERASES; CHROMOSOMAL POSITION EFFECTS; GENE SILENCING; GENES, FUNGAL; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; HISTONE-LYSINE N-METHYLTRANSFERASE; HISTONES; METHYLATION; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; SILENT INFORMATION REGULATOR PROTEINS, SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SIRTUIN 2; TELOMERE;

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 79953323462     PISSN: 10972765     EISSN: 10974164     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2011.03.006     Document Type: Article

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