LITERATURE · PEER REVIEWED

Dual function of histone H3 lysine 36 methyltransferase ASH1 in regulation of Hox gene expression

PLOS ONE · 2011 · Peer reviewed

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Citation and identifiers

Tanaka Y, Katagiri Z, Kawahashi K, et al.. “Dual function of histone H3 lysine 36 methyltransferase ASH1 in regulation of Hox gene expression.” PLOS ONE. 6(11):e28171 · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0028171.

PubMed ID
22140534

RESEARCH QUESTION

How does ASH1L contribute to Hox gene regulation through H3K36 methyltransferase-linked chromatin activity?

The study supplies foundational gene-regulation evidence from a non-neurodevelopmental setting rather than direct evidence about human phenotype.

INTERPRETATION BOUNDARY

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What this study supports

Historically Yale-affiliated molecular work examining ASH1L-dependent Hox regulation and chromatin function.

What it cannot establish

Foundational gene-regulation evidence from a non-neurodevelopmental context; not human phenotype evidence.

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