H3K9me2/3 binding of the MBT domain protein LIN-61 is essential for Caenorhabditis elegans vulva development

PLoS Genetics

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Koester Eiserfunke, Nora ^a   Fischle, Wolfgang ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; CARRIER PROTEINS AND BINDING PROTEINS; HISTONE H3; HISTONE METHYLTRANSFERASE; LIN 61 PROTEIN; LYSINE; PROTEIN HPL 2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEIN; HISTONE; HISTONE LYSINE METHYLTRANSFERASE; HPL 2 PROTEIN, C ELEGANS; HPL-2 PROTEIN, C ELEGANS; LIN 61 PROTEIN, C ELEGANS; LIN-61 PROTEIN, C ELEGANS; MET 2 PROTEIN, C ELEGANS; MET-2 PROTEIN, C ELEGANS; NONHISTONE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CELL FATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE INTERACTION; HISTONE METHYLATION; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ORGANOGENESIS; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PROTEIN BINDING; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; VULVA;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEINS; CHROMOSOMAL PROTEINS, NON-HISTONE; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HISTONE-LYSINE N-METHYLTRANSFERASE; HISTONES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN BINDING; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; VULVA;

EID: 79953764752     PISSN: 15537390     EISSN: 15537404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1002017     Document Type: Article

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