Long non-coding RNAs and chromatin modifiers: Their place in the epigenetic code

Epigenetics

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 21-26

  Marchese, Francesco P ^a   Huarte, Maite ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chromatin; Epigenetics; Gene expression; Histone modification; Long noncoding RNA

Indexed keywords

LONG UNTRANSLATED RNA; POLYCOMB GROUP PROTEIN; POLYCOMB REPRESSIVE COMPLEX 2; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR EZH2; CHROMATIN; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; HOTAIR LONG UNTRANSLATED RNA, HUMAN; KCNQ1OT1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE; VOLTAGE GATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL; XIST NON-CODING RNA;

CHROMATIN; EPIGENETICS; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SILENCING; HOTAIR GENE; HUMAN; KCNQ1OT1 GENE; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION; XIST GENE; ANIMAL; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; X CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALS; CHROMATIN; DNA RESTRICTION-MODIFICATION ENZYMES; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS, VOLTAGE-GATED; RNA, LONG NONCODING; X CHROMOSOME;

EID: 84891942848     PISSN: 15592294     EISSN: 15592308     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/epi.27472     Document Type: Review

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