Histone Methyltransferases MES-4 and MET-1 Promote Meiotic Checkpoint Activation in Caenorhabditis elegans

PLoS Genetics

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2012, Pages

  Lamelza, Piero ^a   Bhalla, Needhi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTONE METHYLTRANSFERASE; PROTEIN MES 4; PROTEIN MET 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; AUTOSOME; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CELL CYCLE CHECKPOINT; CHROMATIN ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY; CHROMOSOME DUPLICATION; CHROMOSOME PAIRING; GERM LINE; HETEROCHROMATIN; MEIOSIS; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; X CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEINS; CHROMATIN; CHROMOSOME PAIRING; GENE SILENCING; GENES, CDC; GERM CELLS; HETEROCHROMATIN; HISTONE-LYSINE N-METHYLTRANSFERASE; HISTONES; MEIOSIS; SEX CHROMOSOMES;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; FUNGI; MAMMALIA; SYNAPSIS;

EID: 84870711812     PISSN: 15537390     EISSN: 15537404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1003089     Document Type: Article

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