Epigenetic control of RNA polymerase I transcription in mammalian cells

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Gene Regulatory Mechanisms

Volumn 1829, Issue 3-4, 2013, Pages 393-404

  Grummt, Ingrid ^a   Längst, Gernot ^b  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

DNA methylation; Epigenetics; Histone modifications; Noncoding RNA; Nucleosome positioning; RNA polymerase I

Indexed keywords

ATRX PROTEIN; CBP PROTEIN; DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE; DNMT1 PROTEIN; DNMT3A PROTEIN; DNMT3B PROTEIN; E1A ASSOCIATED P300 PROTEIN; G9A PROTEIN; GADD45A PROTEIN; HISTONE ACETYLTRANSFERASE GCN5; HISTONE ACETYLTRANSFERASE PCAF; HISTONE DEACETYLASE 1; HISTONE DEACETYLASE 2; KDM2A PROTEIN; KDM2B PROTEIN; KDM4C PROTEIN; MBD1 PROTEIN; MBD3 PROTEIN; METHYL CPG BINDING PROTEIN 2; MOF PROTEIN; NUCLEOMETHYLIN; PHF8 PROTEIN; PRMT5 PROTEIN; PROTEIN; RIBOSOME DNA; RIBOSOME RNA; SIRTUIN 7; SUV39H1 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; UNTRANSLATED RNA;

ACETYLATION; CHROMATIN ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY; DNA METHYLATION; DNA TRANSCRIPTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPIGENETICS; GENE SILENCING; HISTONE MODIFICATION; HUMAN; MAMMAL CELL; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; HUMANS; RNA POLYMERASE III; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 84875263916     PISSN: 18749399     EISSN: 18764320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2012.10.004     Document Type: Review

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