CpG methylation remodels chromatin structure in vitro

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 267, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 276-288

  Davey, Colin ^a   Pennings, Sari ^a   Allan, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chromatin; CpG; DNA methylation; Globin gene; Nucleosome positioning

Indexed keywords

BETA GLOBIN; DINUCLEOTIDE; HISTONE;

ARTICLE; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA METHYLATION; DNA STRUCTURE; GENE REPRESSION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOSOME; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION;

GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0031588962     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1997.0899     Document Type: Article

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