Repression of germline RNAi pathways in somatic cells by retinoblastoma pathway chromatin complexes

PLoS Genetics

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Wu, Xiaoyun ^a,b   Shi, Zhen ^a,b   Cui, Mingxue ^c   Han, Min ^c   Ruvkun, Gary ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMODOMAIN PROTEIN; HISTONE METHYLTRANSFERASE; MES 4 PROTEIN; MRG 1 PROTEIN; REGULATOR PROTEIN; RNA; SUMO PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ARGONAUTE PROTEIN; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEIN; LIN 35 PROTEIN, C ELEGANS; LIN-35 PROTEIN, C ELEGANS; MES 4 PROTEIN, C ELEGANS; MES-4 PROTEIN, C ELEGANS; MRG 1 PROTEIN, C ELEGANS; MRG-1 PROTEIN, C ELEGANS; REPRESSOR PROTEIN; SUMO 1 PROTEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARGONAUTE GENE; ARTICLE; CHROMATIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INTERACTION; GENE REPRESSION; GENE SILENCING; GERM LINE; HETEROCHROMATIN; LIN 35 GENE; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; P GRANULE GENE; RNA INTERFERENCE; SOMATIC CELL; SYNMUV B GENE; TRANSGENE; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE; ANIMAL; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CELL LINEAGE; CELL PROLIFERATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GERM CELL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MUTATION;

ANIMALIA; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS;

ANIMALS; ARGONAUTE PROTEINS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEINS; CELL LINEAGE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHROMATIN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GERM CELLS; MUTATION; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; RNA INTERFERENCE; SUMO-1 PROTEIN;

EID: 84859244103     PISSN: 15537390     EISSN: 15537404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1002542     Document Type: Article

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