The H3K4 methyltransferase Setd1a is first required at the epiblast stage, whereas Setd1b becomes essential after gastrulation

Development (Cambridge)

Volumn 141, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1022-1035

  Bledau, Anita S ^a   Schmidt, Kerstin ^a   Neumann, Katrin ^a   Hill, Undine ^a   Ciotta, Giovanni ^a   Gupta, Ashish ^a   Torres, Davi Coe ^a   Fu, Jun ^a   Kranz, Andrea ^a   Stewart, A Francis ^a   Anastassiadis, Konstantinos ^a  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

ESC; H3K4 methylation; Reprogramming; Setd1a; Setd1b

Indexed keywords

ESC; H3K4 METHYLATION; REPROGRAMMING; SETD1A; SETD1B;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; ASTROCYTES; CELL CYCLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; GASTRULATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GERM LAYERS; HISTONE-LYSINE N-METHYLTRANSFERASE; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; NEURONS;

EID: 84894037745     PISSN: 09501991     EISSN: 14779129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/dev.098152     Document Type: Article

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