Drosophila G9a Is a Nonessential Gene
- 1 November 2007
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Genetics
- Vol. 177 (3) , 1955-1957
- https://doi.org/10.1534/genetics.107.078220
Abstract
Mammalian G9a is a euchromatic histone H3 lysine 9 (H3K9) methyltransferase essential for development. Here, we characterize the Drosophila homolog of G9a, dG9a. We generated a dG9a deletion allele by homologous recombination. Analysis of this allele revealed that, in contrast to recent findings, dG9a is not required for fly viability.Keywords
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