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Conditional inactivation of MRG15 gene function limits survival during larval and adult stages of Drosophila melanogaster.
Experimental gerontology - 1 Nov 2010
Zhang Hongjun, Li Yishi, Yang Junsheng, Tominaga Kaoru, Pereira-Smith Olivia M, Tower John
Abstract excerpt
The mammalian MRG15 gene encodes a chromodomain protein predicted to bind to chromatin via methylated histone tails. Human MORF4 encodes a related but truncated protein that is capable of promoting cellular senescence in a subset of human tumor cell lines. Drosophila contains a single homolog of human MRG15, called DmMRG15. Null mutation of MRG15 is embryonic-lethal in mice and Drosophila, making the study of...
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