The Histone H3 Lysine 9 Methyltransferases G9a and GLP Regulate Polycomb Repressive Complex 2-Mediated Gene Silencing

Molecular Cell

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 277-289

  Mozzetta, Chiara ^a   Pontis, Julien ^a   Fritsch, Lauriane ^a   Robin, Philippe ^a   Portoso, Manuela ^c,d   Proux, Caroline ^b   Margueron, Raphaël ^c,d   Ait Si Ali, Slimane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^c INSTITUT CURIE   (France)

^d INSTITUT CURIE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTONE LYSINE METHYLTRANSFERASE EZH2; HISTONE LYSINE METHYLTRANSFERASE G9A; HISTONE LYSINE METHYLTRANSFERASE GLP; HISTONE LYSINE METHYLTRANSFERASE INHIBITOR; LYSINE; POLYCOMB REPRESSIVE COMPLEX 2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHROMATIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HELA CELL; HISTONE METHYLATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION;

GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE SILENCING; HELA CELLS; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS; HISTONE-LYSINE N-METHYLTRANSFERASE; HISTONES; HUMANS; METHYLATION; POLYCOMB REPRESSIVE COMPLEX 2; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC;

EID: 84892856196     PISSN: 10972765     EISSN: 10974164     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2013.12.005     Document Type: Article

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