Gene regulation: Protein escorts to the transcription ball

Current Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 24, 1999, Pages

  Chin, J W ^a   Kohler, J J ^a   Schneider, T L ^a   Schepartz, A ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0033576597     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(00)80107-4     Document Type: Note

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