| Literature DB >> 16979931 |
Myriam Calonje1, Z Renee Sung.
Abstract
Polycomb group (PcG)-mediated silencing by proteins that are conserved across plants and animals is a key feature of eukaryotic gene regulation. Investigation of PcG-mediated gene silencing has revealed a surprising degree of complexity in the molecular mechanisms that recruit the protein complexes, repress expression, and maintain the epigenetic silent state of target genes. This review summarizes our current understanding of the mechanism of PcG-mediated gene silencing in animals and higher plants.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 16979931 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2006.07.014
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Curr Opin Plant Biol ISSN: 1369-5266 Impact factor: 7.834