Linker histone H1 regulates specific gene expression but not global transcription in vivo

Cell

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 475-483

  Shen, Xuetong ^a   Gorovsky, Martin A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE; DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE III; HISTONE H1; RNA POLYMERASE II;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TETRAHYMENA THERMOPHILA; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

TETRAHYMENA THERMOPHILA;

EID: 0030576509     PISSN: 00928674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0092-8674(00)80120-8     Document Type: Article

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