Mutations in CG8878, a novel putative protein kinase, enhance P element dependent silencing (PDS) and position effect variegation (PEV) in Drosophila melanogaster.

Genes in multicellular organisms are expressed as part of a developmental program that is largely dependent on self-perpetuating higher-order chromatin states. The mechanism of establishing and maintaining these epigenetic events is well studied in Drosophila. The first known example of an epigeneti...

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Main Authors: Allen McCracken, John Locke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3948951?pdf=render