Higher-order chromatin structure: Looping long molecules

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 713-720

  Paul, Anna Lisa ^a   Ferl, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

LBAR; Loop; MAR; Nuclear matrix; Nuclear scaffold; Plant; SAR

Indexed keywords

CHROMATIN; GENOME ORGANIZATION; PLANT MODEL;

ANIMALS; CHROMATIN; DNA, PLANT; GENOME, PLANT; HUMANS; NUCLEAR MATRIX; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION;

EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0033398872     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006323222693     Document Type: Short Survey

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