Transcriptional repression by PRC1 in the absence of H2A monoubiquitylation

Genes and Development

Volumn 29, Issue 14, 2015, Pages 1487-1492

  Pengelly, Ana Raquel ^a   Kalb, Reinhard ^a   Finkl, Katja ^a   Müller, Jürg ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Drosophila; H2A and H2Av monoubiquitylation; Polycomb; PRC1; Transcriptional repression

Indexed keywords

BMI1 PROTEIN; HISTONE H2A; HISTONE H2AV; HISTONE H3; POLYCOMB REPRESSIVE COMPLEX 2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; DROSOPHILA PROTEIN; HISTONE; UBIQUITIN PROTEIN LIGASE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE REPRESSION; HISTONE METHYLATION; HISTONE UBIQUITINATION; METAMORPHOSIS; NONHUMAN; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSGENE; ANIMAL; EMBRYOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MUTATION; UBIQUITINATION;

ANIMALIA;

ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HISTONES; METAMORPHOSIS, BIOLOGICAL; MUTATION; POLYCOMB REPRESSIVE COMPLEX 1; UBIQUITIN-PROTEIN LIGASES; UBIQUITINATION;

EID: 84938149171     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: 15495477     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.265439.115     Document Type: Article

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