Formation of a Polycomb-Domain in the Absence of Strong Polycomb Response Elements

PLoS Genetics

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2016, Pages

  De, Sandip ^a   Mitra, Apratim ^a   Cheng, Yuzhong ^a   Pfeifer, Karl ^a   Kassis, Judith A ^a  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT; POLYCOMB GROUP PROTEIN; POLYCOMB RESPONSE ELEMENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CHROMATIN; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; HISTONE DEMETHYLASE; PROTEIN BINDING;

ADULT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; DROSOPHILA; EMBRYO; GENE; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TARGETING; GENOME; HISTONE MODIFICATION; IN VIVO STUDY; INV EN GENE; LARVAL STAGE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; CHROMATIN; DNA RESPONSIVE ELEMENT; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IMAGINAL DISC; INSECT GENOME; LARVA; METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; CHROMATIN; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENOME, INSECT; HISTONE DEMETHYLASES; IMAGINAL DISCS; LARVA; POLYCOMB-GROUP PROTEINS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAINS; RESPONSE ELEMENTS;

EID: 84982805322     PISSN: 15537390     EISSN: 15537404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1006200     Document Type: Article

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