Mechanisms of cohesin-mediated gene regulation and lessons learned from cohesinopathies

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Gene Regulatory Mechanisms

Volumn 1839, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 191-202

  Ball, Alexander R ^a   Chen, Yen Yun ^a   Yokomori, Kyoko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cohesin; Cohesinopathy; Cornelia de Lange Syndrome; NIPBL; Roberts' Syndrome

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; COHESIN; NIPBL PROTEIN; RNA POLYMERASE II; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CELL ADHESION; CELL CYCLE; CELL CYCLE S PHASE; CELL INTERACTION; CHROMATIN; COHESINOPATHY; DE LANGE SYNDROME; DISORDERS OF AMINO ACID AND PROTEIN METABOLISM; EPIGENETICS; FACIOSCAPULOHUMERAL MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; GENE CONTROL; GENE MUTATION; GENE REPRESSION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HETEROCHROMATIN; HUMAN; INTERACTIONS WITH RNA; MITOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; RNA TRANSCRIPTION; ROBERTS SYNDROME; SISTER CHROMATID; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALIA;

COHESIN; COHESINOPATHY; CORNELIA DE LANGE SYNDROME; NIPBL; ROBERTS' SYNDROME;

ANIMALS; CELL CYCLE PROTEINS; CHROMATIN; CHROMOSOMAL PROTEINS, NON-HISTONE; CHROMOSOME DISORDERS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS;

EID: 84896721518     PISSN: 18749399     EISSN: 18764320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2013.11.002     Document Type: Review

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