Novel motifs distinguish multiple homologues of <it>Polycomb </it>in vertebrates: expansion and diversification of the epigenetic toolkit
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Polycomb </it>group (PcG) proteins maintain expression pattern of genes set early during development. Although originally isolated as regulators of homeotic genes, PcG members play a key role in epigenetic mechanism t...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-11-01
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Series: | BMC Genomics |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/10/549 |