A DNA sequence for positioning chromatosomes

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 257, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 486-491

  Travers, Andrew A ^a   Muyldermans, Serge V ^b  

^a MRC LABORATORY OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Chromatosomes; Histone H5; Positioning signals

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030009322     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1996.0178     Document Type: Editorial

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