Dogma Derailed: The Many Influences of RNA on the Genome

Molecular Cell

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 783-794

  Sabin, Leah R ^a,b   Delás, M Joaquina ^a,b   Hannon, Gregory J ^a,b  

^a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Cold Spring Harbor   (United States)

^b HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; HISTONE METHYLTRANSFERASE; RNA;

ACETYLATION; ARABIDOPSIS; BACTERIOPHAGE; BASE PAIRING; CHROMATIN ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY; CILIATE; DIPTERA; DNA CLEAVAGE; DNA METHYLATION; DNA STRUCTURE; DROSOPHILA; GENOME; GERMLINE MICRONUCLEUS; HISTONE MODIFICATION; HUMAN; METHYLATION; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE CELL; PROKARYOTE; PROTEIN BINDING; REVIEW; TETRAHYMENA THERMOPHILA; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; UBIQUITINATION; YEAST;

CHROMATIN; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE SILENCING; GENOME; HUMANS; RNA; RNA, LONG UNTRANSLATED; RNA, UNTRANSLATED;

EID: 84876859781     PISSN: 10972765     EISSN: 10974164     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2013.02.010     Document Type: Review

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