"Polycomb-Group Proteins" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A family of proteins that play a role in CHROMATIN REMODELING. They are best known for silencing HOX GENES and the regulation of EPIGENETIC PROCESSES.
| Descriptor ID |
D063146
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D05.500.781 D12.776.660.235.600 D12.776.664.235.800 D12.776.930.780.890
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| Concept/Terms |
Polycomb-Group Proteins- Polycomb-Group Proteins
- Polycomb Group Proteins
- Polycomb Repressive Complex Proteins
- PcG Complex Proteins
Polycomb-Group Protein Complexes- Polycomb-Group Protein Complexes
- Complexes, Polycomb-Group Protein
- Polycomb Group Protein Complexes
- Protein Complexes, Polycomb-Group
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| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Polycomb-Group Proteins" by people in Profiles.
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MicroRNA-128 coordinately targets Polycomb Repressor Complexes in glioma stem cells. Neuro Oncol. 2013 Sep; 15(9):1212-24.
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Epigenetic regulator polycomb group protein complexes control cell fate and cancer. Cancer Sci. 2008 Jun; 99(6):1077-84.