H3S10 phosphorylation by the JIL-1 kinase regulates H3K9 dimethylation and gene expression at the white locus in Drosophila

Fly

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 93-97

  Wang, Chao ^a   Cai, Weili ^a   Li, Yeran ^a   Girton, Jack ^a   Johansen, Jørgen ^a   Johansen, Kristen M ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ChIP; Drosophila; Gene expression; Heterochromatin; JIL 1 kinase; PEV

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862486498     PISSN: 19336934     EISSN: 19336942     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/fly.20029     Document Type: Article

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