N-alpha-terminal Acetylation of Histone H4 Regulates Arginine Methylation and Ribosomal DNA Silencing

PLoS Genetics

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2013, Pages

  Schiza, Vassia ^a   Molina Serrano, Diego ^a   Kyriakou, Dimitris ^a   Hadjiantoniou, Antonia ^a   Kirmizis, Antonis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; HISTONE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; HISTONE H4; HMT1 METHYLTRANSFERASE; LYSINE; NAT4 ACETYLTRANSFERASE; RIBOSOME DNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARGININE METHYLATION; ARTICLE; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CELL GROWTH; CHROMATIN; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INDUCTION; ENZYME METABOLISM; FUNGUS GROWTH; GENE SILENCING; GROWTH DISORDER; HISTONE ACETYLATION; HISTONE MODIFICATION; METHYLATION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN INTERACTION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

ACETYLATION; ACETYLTRANSFERASES; ARGININE; CHROMATIN; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; GENE SILENCING; HISTONES; LYSINE; METHYLATION; MUTATION; PROTEIN PROCESSING, POST-TRANSLATIONAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84884694093     PISSN: 15537390     EISSN: 15537404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1003805     Document Type: Article

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