The HARE-HTH and associated domains: Novel modules in the coordination of epigenetic DNA and protein modifications

Cell Cycle

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 119-131

  Aravind, L ^a   Iyer, Lakshminarayan M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA modifications; Methylation; Nucleosomal spacing ISWI; Polycomb repressive complex; Restriction enzymes; Tet2

Indexed keywords

5 METHYLCYTOSINE; ASXL1 PROTEIN; ASXL2 PROTEIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DNA GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE; ENDONUCLEASE; HELIX LOOP HELIX PROTEIN; NONHISTONE PROTEIN; NUCLEAR PROTEIN; RNA POLYMERASE; RNA POLYMERASE BETA SUBUNIT; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DNA BINDING; DNA MODIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA STRUCTURE; EPIGENETICS; EUKARYOTE; HISTONE MODIFICATION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA; FUNGI; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 84855695098     PISSN: 15384101     EISSN: 15514005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/cc.11.1.18475     Document Type: Article

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