Epigenetic regulation of planarian stem cells by the SET1/MLL family of histone methyltransferases

Epigenetics

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 79-91

  Hubert, Amy ^a   Henderson, Jordana M ^a   Ross, Kelly G ^a   Cowles, Martis W ^a   Torres, Jessica ^a   Zayas, Ricardo M ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

COMPASS; H3K4; Histone methyltransferase; MLL; Neoblasts; Planarian; Regeneration; SET1; Stem cells

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX PROTEINS ASSOCIATED WITH SET1; HISTONE METHYLTRANSFERASE; MIXED LINEAGE LEUKEMIA PROTEIN; PROTEIN SET1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIGENETICS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE SILENCING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; IRRADIATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGENERATION; RNA INTERFERENCE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STEM CELL; TURBELLARIA;

ANIMALIA; PLANARIA; SCHMIDTEA MEDITERRANEA;

EID: 84872034966     PISSN: 15592294     EISSN: 15592308     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/epi.23211     Document Type: Article

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