G9a histone methyltransferase activity in retinal progenitors is essential for proper differentiation and survival of mouse retinal cells

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 32, Issue 49, 2012, Pages 17658-17670

  Katoh, Kimiko ^a,b,c   Yamazaki, Ryoji ^a,b,c,d   Onishi, Akishi ^c   Sanuki, Rikako ^a,b,c   Furukawa, Takahisa ^a,b,c  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^c OSAKA BIOSCIENCE INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^d OSAKA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE; CALBINDIN; CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; CYCLIN B1; CYCLIN D3; CYCLIN DEPENDENT KINASE INHIBITOR 1A; CYCLINE; DNA TOPOISOMERASE (ATP HYDROLYSING); G9A HISTONE METHYLTRANSFERASE; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN ALPHA SUBUNIT; HISTONE METHYLTRANSFERASE; KINESIN; LIPOCORTIN 1; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY KI 67; OPSIN; PHALLOIDIN; PROLINE RICH PROTEIN; PROTEIN S100B; PURINERGIC P2X RECEPTOR; RECOVERIN; RHODOPSIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR HES 1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR OTX2; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PAX6; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR POU4F1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR POU4F2; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; XEDAR RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CHROMATIN IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; HISTOLOGY; HISTONE MODIFICATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; MOUSE; NICK END LABELING; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETINA DEGENERATION; RETINA DEVELOPMENT; TRANSGENIC MOUSE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; CELL DEATH; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HISTONE-LYSINE N-METHYLTRANSFERASE; METHYLATION; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MICE, TRANSGENIC; RETINA; STEM CELLS;

EID: 84870549065     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 15292401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1869-12.2012     Document Type: Article

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