Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology – Measuring or testing process involving enzymes or... – Involving antigen-antibody binding – specific binding protein...
Reexamination Certificate
2006-07-11
2006-07-11
Lankford, Jr., Leon B. (Department: 1651)
Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology
Measuring or testing process involving enzymes or...
Involving antigen-antibody binding, specific binding protein...
C435S007100, C530S358000, C530S388100
Reexamination Certificate
active
07074578
ABSTRACT:
This invention relates to the methylation of histones, in particular to a previously uncharacterised group of histone H3 methylases which comprise a SET domain and which methylate either lysine 4 within the amino tail of histone H3 or within the histone H3 core. Methylation by these methylases, in particular trimethylation, is shown to be important for transcriptional activity.
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Kouzarides Tony
Santos-Rosa Helena
Chroma Therapeutics LTD
Ford Allison M.
Lankford , Jr. Leon B.
Nixon & Vanderhye P.C.
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