CGC Bibliography Paper 5221

Getting the right dose of repression.

Blackwell TK, Walker AK

Medline:

11937484

Citation:

Genes & Development 16: 769-772 2002

Type:

REVIEW

Genes:

dpy-26 dpy-27 dpy-30 her-1 mix-1 sdc-1 sdc-2 sdc-3

Abstract:

In recent years, it has become apparent that eukaryotic transcriptional repression mechanisms are remarkably varied in their modes of action and effects. Repression can be established by proteins that act over a short range, or at a long distance. Some mechanisms of repression are readily reversible, but others establish a heritable state of long-term silencing...