The role of EKLF in human β-globin gene competition

Genes and Development

Volumn 10, Issue 22, 1996, Pages 2894-2902

  Wijgerde, Mark ^a   Gribnau, Joost ^a   Trimborn, Tolleiv ^a   Nuez, Beatriz ^a   Philipsen, Sjaak ^a   Grosveld, Frank ^a   Fraser, Peter ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Erythroid Kruppel like factor; gene competition; locus control region; transcription; globin

Indexed keywords

BETA GLOBIN; ERYTHROID KRUPPEL LIKE FACTOR; GAMMA GLOBIN; MESSENGER RNA; NUCLEAR PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; EMBRYO; ERYTHROCYTE; ERYTHROPOIESIS; FETUS; FETUS LIVER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ANIMALIA; MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 0029829779     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.10.22.2894     Document Type: Article

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