Regulation of nucleosome dynamics by histone modifications

Nature Structural and Molecular Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 259-266

  Zentner, Gabriel E ^a   Henikoff, Steven ^a,b  

^a Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

^b HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; HISTONE;

ACYLATION; ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE RIBOSYLATION; CHROMATIN IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; DNA REPLICATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GLYCOSYLATION; HISTONE ACETYLATION; HISTONE MODIFICATION; HISTONE PHOSPHORYLATION; NUCLEOSOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ACETYLATION; ACYLATION; ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; CHROMATIN; DNA; DNA REPLICATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GLYCOSYLATION; HISTONES; LYSINE; METHYLATION; NUCLEOSOMES;

EID: 84875149194     PISSN: 15459993     EISSN: 15459985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nsmb.2470     Document Type: Review

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