Roles for histone H3K4 methyltransferase activities during immunoglobulin class-switch recombination

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Gene Regulatory Mechanisms

Volumn 1819, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 733-738

  Daniel, Jeremy A ^a,b   Nussenzweig, André ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b University of Copenhagen   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Histone; Lymphocyte; Methyltransferase; Recombination

Indexed keywords

HISTONE H3K4 METHYLTRANSFERASE; HISTONE METHYLTRANSFERASE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN CLASS; LYMPHOCYTE ANTIGEN RECEPTOR; RECOMBINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CELL MATURATION; CHROMATIN; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GERM LINE; HISTONE METHYLATION; HISTONE MODIFICATION; HUMAN; LYMPHOCYTE; LYMPHOCYTE FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR GENE; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CHROMATIN; CHROMATIN ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY; HISTONE-LYSINE N-METHYLTRANSFERASE; HISTONES; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN CLASS SWITCHING; PROTEIN PROCESSING, POST-TRANSLATIONAL; RECEPTORS, ANTIGEN; V(D)J RECOMBINATION;

EID: 84861915893     PISSN: 18749399     EISSN: 18764320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2012.01.019     Document Type: Review

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