Primary Recipient

ST JOHN'S UNIVERSITY, NEW YORK

Amount

$245,250.00

Award Date

8/03/2009

Administering Agency

Health and Human Services, Department of / National Institutes of Health

CDFA Number

93.701

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support

Description

Histone acetylation affects chromatin structure an regulates diverse cellular functions, such as gene expression, DNA repair, and cell proliferation. Many histone deacetylase inhibitors reactivate the transcription of multiple genes that are silenced in h