Regulation of histone methylation by noncoding RNAs

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Gene Regulatory Mechanisms

Volumn 1839, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1385-1394

  Joh, Richard I ^a   Palmieri, Christina M ^a   Hill, Ian T ^a   Motamedi, Mo ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Epigenetics; Histone methylation; LncRNA; Noncoding RNA; PiRNA; SiRNA

Indexed keywords

CHROMATIN; HISTONE; HISTONE LYSINE METHYLTRANSFERASE; HISTONE METHYLTRANSFERASE; UNTRANSLATED RNA;

ANIMAL; CHROMATIN; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; METHYLATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN PROCESSING;

ANIMALS; CHROMATIN; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; HISTONE-LYSINE N-METHYLTRANSFERASE; HISTONES; HUMANS; METHYLATION; PROTEIN PROCESSING, POST-TRANSLATIONAL; RNA, UNTRANSLATED;

EID: 84914173434     PISSN: 18749399     EISSN: 18764320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2014.06.006     Document Type: Review

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