The mouse histone H1 genes: Gene organization and differential regulation

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 271, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 124-138

  Wang, Zeng Feng ^a   Sirotkin, Allen M ^b   Buchold, Gregory M ^a   Skoultchi, Arthur I ^b   Marzluff, William F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chromatin; Gene mapping; Histone; Histone H1; Histone mRNA

Indexed keywords

HISTONE H1; MESSENGER RNA; POLYADENYLATED RNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHROMOSOME 13; GENE CLUSTER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE STRUCTURE; MITOSIS INHIBITION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031559570     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1997.1166     Document Type: Article

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