The evolution of the histone methyltransferase gene <it>Su(var)3-9 </it>in metazoans includes a fusion with and a re-fission from a functionally unrelated gene
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In eukaryotes, histone H3 lysine 9 (H3K9) methylation is a common mechanism involved in gene silencing and the establishment of heterochromatin. The loci of the major heterochromatic H3K9 methyltransferase Su(var)3-9 and the function...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2006-03-01
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| Series: | BMC Evolutionary Biology |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/6/18 |