The role of chromatin in transcriptional regulation

International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 731-742

  Li, Qiao ^a   Wrange, Örjan ^a   Eriksson, Per ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Activation positioned nucleosome; Chromatin; Nucleosome; Promoter; Transcription

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

CHROMATIN; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOSOME; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALS; CHROMATIN; DNA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HISTONES; HUMANS; NUCLEOSOMES; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0030862982     PISSN: 13572725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1357-2725(97)00016-2     Document Type: Review

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