Chromatin interaction mechanism of transcriptional control in vivo

EMBO Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 20, 1998, Pages 6020-6027

  Gribnau, Joost ^a   De Boer, Ernie ^a   Trimborn, Tolleiv ^a   Wijgerde, Mark ^a   Milot, Eric ^a   Grosveld, Frank ^a   Fraser, Peter ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

globin; globin; Locus control region; Single gene activation; Transcription

Indexed keywords

BETA GLOBIN;

ARTICLE; CHROMATIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GLOBIN GENE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING, COMPETITIVE; CELLS, CULTURED; CHROMATIN; DACTINOMYCIN; DICHLORORIBOFURANOSYLBENZIMIDAZOLE; FETUS; GLOBINS; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; KINETICS; LIVER; LOCUS CONTROL REGION; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEIC ACID SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0032531694     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/17.20.6020     Document Type: Article

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