The Paf1 complex represses ARG1 transcription in Saccharomyces cerevisiae by promoting histone modifications

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 712-723

  Crisucci, Elia M ^a   Arndt, Karen M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER; ARG1 PROTEIN, S CEREVISIAE; ARGINASE; GAP1 PROTEIN, S CEREVISIAE; HISTONE; NUCLEAR PROTEIN; PAF1 PROTEIN, S CEREVISIAE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; RTF1 PROTEIN, S CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEIN; SNZ1 PROTEIN, S CEREVISIAE; TATA BINDING PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE INACTIVATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; METHYLATION; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; REPORTER GENE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; UBIQUITINATION;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT SYSTEMS; ARGINASE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENE KNOCKOUT TECHNIQUES; GENES, REPORTER; HISTONES; METHYLATION; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; PROTEIN PROCESSING, POST-TRANSLATIONAL; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; TATA-BOX BINDING PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; UBIQUITINATION;

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 79957959788     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.05013-11     Document Type: Article

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