Heterochromatin structure and function

Biology of the Cell

Volumn 96, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 631-637

  Dillon, Niall ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gene silencing; Heterochromatin; Histone methylation; RNAi

Indexed keywords

HISTONE; LYSINE;

CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; DNA PACKAGING; GENE SILENCING; HETEROCHROMATIN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOSOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN METHYLATION; REVIEW; RNA INTERFERENCE;

EID: 9544245803     PISSN: 02484900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biolcel.2004.06.003     Document Type: Short Survey

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