Chromatin organization in the homogeneously staining regions of a methotrexate-resistant mouse cell line: Interspersion of inactive and active chromatin domains distinguished by acetylation of histone H4

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 109, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 2221-2228

  Nicol, Linda ^a,b   Jeppesen, Peter ^a  

^a WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chromatin; Heterochromatin; Histone H4 acetylation; HSR (homogeneously staining region); Methotrexate resistance

Indexed keywords

DIHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE; HISTONE H4; METHOTREXATE; SATELLITE DNA;

ACETYLATION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL LINE; CHROMATIN; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; DRUG RESISTANCE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MELANOMA CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACETYLATION; ANIMALS; ANTIMETABOLITES, ANTINEOPLASTIC; BASE SEQUENCE; CHROMATIN; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, NEOPLASM; DNA, SATELLITE; DROSOPHILA; DRUG RESISTANCE; HISTONES; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; MELANOMA, EXPERIMENTAL; METHOTREXATE; MICE; TETRAHYDROFOLATE DEHYDROGENASE; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0029841301     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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