Histone H3 and H4 N-termini interact with SIR3 and SIR4 proteins: A molecular model for the formation of heterochromatin in yeast

Andreas Hecht; Thierry Laroche; Sabine Strahl‐Bolsinger; Susan M. Gasser; Michael Grunstein

doi:10.1016/0092-8674(95)90512-x

Keywords

BiologyHeterochromatinHistone H3Heterochromatin protein 1Histone H4ChromatinTelomereGeneticsSaccharomyces cerevisiaeNucleosomeHistoneNon-histone proteinGene silencingTelomere-binding proteinDNA-binding proteinCell biologyYeastDNAGeneTranscription factor

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University of California, Los Angeles US

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Year: 1995
Type: article
Volume: 80
Issue: 4
Pages: 583-592
Citations: 771
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                                    Andreas Hecht, 
                                
                                    Thierry Laroche, 
                                
                                    Sabine Strahl‐Bolsinger
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1995). 
                            Histone H3 and H4 N-termini interact with SIR3 and SIR4 proteins: A molecular model for the formation of heterochromatin in yeast. 
                            Cell
                            , 80
                            (4)
                            , 583-592.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/0092-8674(95)90512-x
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/0092-8674(95)90512-x