A functional enhancer suppresses silencing of a transgene and prevents its localization close to centromeric heterochromatin

Cell

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 259-269

  Francastel, Claire ^a   Walters, Mark C ^a,c   Groudine, Mark ^a,b   Martin, David I K ^a,d  

^a Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OAKLAND   (United States)

^d VICTOR CHANG CARDIAC RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CENTROMERE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCATION; GENE SILENCING; HETEROCHROMATIN; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSGENE;

EID: 0033615636     PISSN: 00928674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0092-8674(00)81657-8     Document Type: Article

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