The Role of Chromatin Modifications in Progression through Mouse Meiotic Prophase

Journal of Genetics and Genomics

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 97-106

  Crichton, James H ^a   Playfoot, Christopher J ^a   Adams, Ian R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chromatin; Chromosome; DNA methylation; Histone modification; Meiosis; Mouse

Indexed keywords

ACETYLATION; CHROMATIN; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; DNA METHYLATION; GENE EXPRESSION; HISTONE MODIFICATION; MEIOTIC PROPHASE I; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHOSPHORYLATION; REVIEW; UBIQUITINATION;

MAMMALIA; SYNAPSIS;

CHROMATIN; CHROMOSOME; DNA METHYLATION; HISTONE MODIFICATION; MEIOSIS; MOUSE;

ACETYLATION; ANIMALS; CENTROMERE; CHROMATIN; DNA; GENE EXPRESSION; HISTONES; METHYLATION; METHYLTRANSFERASES; MICE; PHOSPHORYLATION; POLYCOMB-GROUP PROTEINS; PROPHASE; UBIQUITINATION;

EID: 84896314819     PISSN: 16738527     EISSN: 18735533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jgg.2014.01.003     Document Type: Review

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