Prc1 marks the difference in plant pcg repression

Molecular Plant

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 459-471

  Calonje, Myriam ^a  

^a Universidad de Sevilla CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chromatin compaction; Epigenetic regulation; Gene repression; H2A monoubiquitination; Polycomb Group; PRC1

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASE; POLYCOMB GROUP PROTEIN; PRC1 PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; REPRESSOR PROTEIN; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; METABOLISM;

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASES; PLANT PROTEINS; POLYCOMB-GROUP PROTEINS; REPRESSOR PROTEINS;

EID: 84898712415     PISSN: 16742052     EISSN: 17529867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/mp/sst150     Document Type: Review

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