Chromatin structure and the regulation of gene expression: Remodeling at the MMTV promoter

Journal of Molecular Medicine

Volumn 74, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 711-724

  Beato, Miguel ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Core histone; Nucleosome positioning; Steroid hormone receptors

Indexed keywords

HORMONE RECEPTOR; STEROID HORMONE;

CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; EUKARYOTE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ORGANIZATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENOME; NUCLEOSOME; PROTEIN DOMAIN; REVIEW;

EID: 0029848624     PISSN: 09462716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001090050076     Document Type: Review

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