Boundaries that demarcate structural and functional domains of chromatin

Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 377-399

  Mishra, Rakesh K ^a   Karch, Francois ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bithorax complex; Enhancer blocking; LCR; Position effect; SAR MAR; SCS SCS'

Indexed keywords

CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EUKARYOTE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; CHROMATIN; ENHANCER REGION; POSITION EFFECT; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

EUKARYOTA; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0032882056     PISSN: 02505991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02941252     Document Type: Review

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