DNA replication, RNAi and epigenetic inheritance

Epigenetics

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 14-19

  Gonzalez, Marlyn ^a   Li, Fei ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell cycle; DNA replication; Epigenetic inheritance; Heterochromatin; Histone methylation; RNAi; Transcription

Indexed keywords

CELL CYCLE PROTEIN 20; DNA POLYMERASE; HISTONE METHYLTRANSFERASE; PROTEIN; PROTEIN CLR7; PROTEIN CLR8; PROTEIN CMC2; PROTEIN DOS1; PROTEIN DOS2; PROTEIN RAF1; PROTEIN RAF2; PROTEIN RIK1; RNA POLYMERASE; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE REGULATION; CELL CYCLE S PHASE; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; DNA REPLICATION; EPIGENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION; HETEROCHROMATIN; HISTONE METHYLATION; INHERITANCE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; RNA INTERFERENCE; YEAST;

SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCETACEAE;

EID: 84856271742     PISSN: 15592294     EISSN: 15592308     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/epi.7.1.18545     Document Type: Article

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