H3K4 tri-methylation provides an epigenetic signature of active enhancers

EMBO Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 20, 2011, Pages 4198-4210

  Pekowska, Aleksandra ^a,b,c,d,f   Benoukraf, Touati ^a,b,c,d,f,g   Zacarias Cabeza, Joaquin ^a,b,c,d   Belhocine, Mohamed ^a,b,c,d   Koch, Frederic ^a,b,c,d   Holota, Hélàne ^d,e   Imbert, Jean ^d,e   Andrau, Jean Christophe ^a,b,c,d   Ferrier, Pierre ^a,b,c,d   Spicuglia, Salvatore ^a,b,c,d  

^a CENTRE D IMMUNOLOGIE DE MARSEILLE LUMINY   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c INSERM   (France)

^d AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^e Aix Marseille university   (France)

^f EUROPEAN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LABORATORY   (Germany)

^g NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

ChIP Seq; enhancer; epigenetics; RNA polymerase II; T lymphocyte

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; HISTONE H3; LYSINE; RNA POLYMERASE II; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR ALPHA CHAIN; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR BETA CHAIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; ENHANCER REGION; EPIGENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE REPRESSION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC REGULATION; LYMPHOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION; METHYLATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYMOCYTE;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD3; CELL LINE; ENHANCER ELEMENTS, GENETIC; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GENES, T-CELL RECEPTOR BETA; HISTONES; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; LYSINE; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; RNA POLYMERASE II; T-LYMPHOCYTES; THYMUS GLAND;

EUKARYOTA;

EID: 80054910846     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: 14602075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/emboj.2011.295     Document Type: Article

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