The emerging roles for histone demethylases in the modulation of signaling pathways

Biomolecular Concepts

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 13-27

  Di Stefano, Luisa ^a   Dyson, Nicholas J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Chromatin; Histone demethylation; Signaling pathways; Transcription

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

HISTONE DEMETHYLASE;

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; METHYLATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HISTONE DEMETHYLASES; HUMANS; METHYLATION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 84876587025     PISSN: 18685021     EISSN: 1868503X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/bmc-2012-0031     Document Type: Review

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