The histone H3-K27 demethylase Utx regulates HOX gene expression in Drosophila in a temporally restricted manner

Development (Cambridge)

Volumn 140, Issue 16, 2013, Pages 3478-3485

  Copur, Ömer ^a   Müller, Jürg ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

H3 K27me3; PcG; Polycomb; Trithorax; TrxG; Utx

Indexed keywords

HISTONE DEMETHYLASE; HISTONE H3; HISTONE H3 K27; POLYCOMB REPRESSIVE COMPLEX 2; PROTEIN; PROTEIN UTX; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLELE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMETHYLATION; DROSOPHILA; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPIDERMIS; FEMALE; GENE CONTROL; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENOTYPE; GERM CELL; HISTONE METHYLATION; HOMOZYGOTE; HOX GENE; LARVA; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MORPHOGENESIS; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WILD TYPE;

H3-K27ME3; PCG; POLYCOMB; TRITHORAX; TRXG; UTX;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; CATALYTIC DOMAIN; CELL PROLIFERATION; DNA METHYLATION; DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, HOMEOBOX; GENES, INSECT; HISTONE-LYSINE N-METHYLTRANSFERASE; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HOMOZYGOTE; LARVA; MALE; OXIDOREDUCTASES, N-DEMETHYLATING; PHENOTYPE; TIME FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 84880937390     PISSN: 09501991     EISSN: 14779129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/dev.097204     Document Type: Article

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