A dual role for the histone methyltransferase PR-SET7/SETD8 and histone H4 lysine 20 monomethylation in the local regulation of RNA polymerase II pausing

Journal of Biological Chemistry

Volumn 289, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 7425-7437

  Kapoor Vazirani, Priya ^a   Vertino, Paula M ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLATION; RNA;

DUAL ROLE; HISTONE H4; HISTONE METHYLTRANSFERASE; LOCAL REGULATIONS; MONOMETHYLATION; RNA POLYMERASE II; TRANSCRIPTIONAL REGULATION; TRIMETHYLATION;

AMINO ACIDS;

HISTONE H4; HISTONE METHYLTRANSFERASE; LYSINE; PROTEIN PR SET7; RNA POLYMERASE II; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME REGULATION; ENZYME RELEASE; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE REPRESSION; HISTONE ACETYLATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEPLETION; PROTEIN METABOLISM; PROTEIN METHYLATION; TRANSCRIPTION ELONGATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

CHROMATIN HISTONE MODIFICATION; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; GENE REGULATION; H4K20ME1; MSL COMPLEX; PR-SET7/SETD8; RNA POLYMERASE; RNA POLYMERASE II PROMOTER-PROXIMAL PAUSING; SUV420H2; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

CELL LINE, TUMOR; CHROMATIN; DNA METHYLATION; DOWN-REGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HISTONE-LYSINE N-METHYLTRANSFERASE; HISTONES; HUMANS; LYSINE; PEPTIDES; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA POLYMERASE II; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 84896302997     PISSN: 00219258     EISSN: 1083351X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M113.520783     Document Type: Article

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