DNA in transcriptionally silent chromatin assumes a distinct topology that is sensitive to cell cycle progression

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 7077-7087

  Bi, Xin ^a   Broach, James R ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE; CHROMATIN; DISEASE COURSE; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA TRANSCRIPTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE CONTROL; GENE LOCUS; GENOME; MATING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRESSOR GENE; TELOMERE;

METAZOA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0030719974     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.17.12.7077     Document Type: Article

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