TRF1 promotes parallel pairing of telomeric tracts in vitro

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 278, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 79-88

  Griffith, Jack ^a   Bianchi, Alessandro ^b   De Lange, Titia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chromosomes; EM; Synapsis; Telomeres; TRF1

Indexed keywords

CELL PROTEIN; DNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; TANDEM REPEAT; TELOMERE;

EID: 0032562649     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1998.1686     Document Type: Article

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