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Review
. 2002 Apr;12(2):198-209.
doi: 10.1016/s0959-437x(02)00287-3.

Histone methylation in transcriptional control

Tony Kouzarides  1
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Review

Histone methylation in transcriptional control

Tony Kouzarides. Curr Opin Genet Dev. 2002 Apr.

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  • Curr Opin Genet Dev 2002 Jun;12(3):371

Abstract

Over the past year or so, methylation of histones has come to be recognised as a major player in the regulation of gene activity. This notion follows the discovery of lysine and arginine methyltransferases and proteins that recognise the methyl-lysine 'mark' on histones. Methylated histones have been implicated in heterochromatic repression, promoter regulation and the propagation of a repressed state via DNA methylation.

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