The diverse functions of histone lysine methylation
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Martin, C., & Zhang, Y. (2005). The diverse functions of histone lysine methylation. Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, 6(11), 838–849.

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  1. Cyrus Martin (first)
  2. Yi Zhang (additional)
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@article{Martin_2005, title={The diverse functions of histone lysine methylation}, volume={6}, ISSN={1471-0080}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nrm1761}, DOI={10.1038/nrm1761}, number={11}, journal={Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology}, publisher={Springer Science and Business Media LLC}, author={Martin, Cyrus and Zhang, Yi}, year={2005}, month=nov, pages={838–849} }