Differences in the localization and morphology of chromosomes in the human nucleus

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 145, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1119-1131

  Croft, Jenny A ^a   Bridger, Joanna M ^a   Boyle, Shelagh ^a   Perry, Paul ^a   Teague, Peter ^a   Bickmore, Wendy A ^a  

^a WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chromosome territories; Genome organization; Nuclear compartmentalization; Transcription; Translocations

Indexed keywords

5,6 DICHLOROBENZIMIDAZOLE RIBOSIDE; DACTINOMYCIN; DNA; TRICHOSTATIN A;

ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMOSOMAL LOCALIZATION; CHROMOSOME 18; CHROMOSOME 19; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIBROBLAST; FIBROSARCOMA; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENOME; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHOBLASTOID CELL LINE; LYMPHOCYTE; MORPHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR CELL LINE;

CELL CYCLE; CELL LINE; CELL NUCLEUS; CELLS, CULTURED; CENTROMERE; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 18; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 19; DACTINOMYCIN; DICHLORORIBOFURANOSYLBENZIMIDAZOLE; DNA; FIBROBLASTS; HISTONE DEACETYLASES; HUMANS; HYDROXAMIC ACIDS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; LYMPHOCYTES; NUCLEAR MATRIX; RNA POLYMERASE II; TELOMERE; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TRANSLOCATION, GENETIC;

EID: 0033553877     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.145.6.1119     Document Type: Article

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