Functional architecture of chromosomal DNA domains

Critical Reviews in Eukaryotic Gene Expression

Volumn 6, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 247-269

  Razin, Sergey V ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GENE BIOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^b INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR GENETIC ENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Italy)

Author keywords

apoptosis; chromosomal DNA loops; nuclear matrix DNA; position dependence of transgene expression; topoisomerase II mediated DNA loop excision

Indexed keywords

DNA; DNA TOPOISOMERASE (ATP HYDROLYSING); NUCLEAR PROTEIN;

APOPTOSIS; CELL NUCLEUS MATRIX; CHROMOSOME; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DNA CLEAVAGE; DNA REPLICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOME; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; POSITION EFFECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; REVIEW; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TRANSGENE;

EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0029811422     PISSN: 10454403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/CritRevEukarGeneExpr.v6.i2-3.70     Document Type: Review

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