Neurospora Importin α Is Required for Normal Heterochromatic Formation and DNA Methylation

PLoS Genetics

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2015, Pages

  Klocko, Andrew D ^a   Rountree, Michael R ^a,b   Grisafi, Paula L ^a   Hays, Shan M ^a,c   Adhvaryu, Keyur K ^a,d   Selker, Eric U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b Nzumbe Inc   (United States)

^c WESTERN STATE COLORADO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DCDC PROTEIN; DEFECTIVE IN METHYLATION 5 PROTEIN; DEFECTIVE IN METHYLATION 7 PROTEIN; FUNGAL PROTEIN; GCN 5 PROTEIN; KARYOPHERIN ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CYTOSINE; HETEROCHROMATIN; HISTONE; HISTONE LYSINE METHYLTRANSFERASE; LYSINE;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECTIVE IN METHYLATION 3 GENE; DNA METHYLATION; FUNGAL GENE; GENE MUTATION; HETEROCHROMATIN; HISTONE METHYLATION; IMPORTIN ALPHA GENE; NEUROSPORA; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN TARGETING; GENE SILENCING; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MUTATION; NEUROSPORA CRASSA;

NEUROSPORA; NEUROSPORA CRASSA;

ALPHA KARYOPHERINS; CYTOSINE; DNA METHYLATION; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE SILENCING; HETEROCHROMATIN; HISTONE-LYSINE N-METHYLTRANSFERASE; HISTONES; LYSINE; MUTATION; NEUROSPORA CRASSA;

EID: 84926373215     PISSN: 15537390     EISSN: 15537404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1005083     Document Type: Article

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