Dynamics of histone H3 lysine 27 trimethylation in plant development

Current Opinion in Plant Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 123-129

  Zheng, Binglian ^a   Chen, Xuemei ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DROSOPHILA PROTEIN; HISTONE; HISTONE LYSINE METHYLTRANSFERASE; LYSINE; POLYCOMB PROTEIN, DROSOPHILA; POLYCOMB PROTEIN, PLANT; REPRESSOR PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DROSOPHILA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; METHYLATION; PLANT; PLANT GENOME; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENE SILENCING; GENOME, PLANT; HISTONE-LYSINE N-METHYLTRANSFERASE; HISTONES; LYSINE; METHYLATION; PLANTS; REPRESSOR PROTEINS;

EID: 79955120222     PISSN: 13695266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2011.01.001     Document Type: Review

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