| Literature DB >> 12110177 |
Andrew J Bannister1, Robert Schneider, Tony Kouzarides.
Abstract
Methylation of histones mediates transcriptional silencing at heterochromatin sites and affects regulated transcription at euchromatic loci. So is the methyl group a permanent mark on histones, or can it be removed by an active process necessary for regulated gene expression?Mesh:
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Year: 2002 PMID: 12110177 DOI: 10.1016/s0092-8674(02)00798-5
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cell ISSN: 0092-8674 Impact factor: 41.582