Linker histone binding and displacement: Versatile mechanism for transcriptional regulation

FASEB Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1697-1704

  Zlatanova, J ^a   Caiafa, P ^a   Van Holde, K ^a  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA methylation; Linker histone modifications; Nucleosomal DNA; Transcription regulation

Indexed keywords

DNA; HISTONE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; NUCLEOSOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0033813699     PISSN: 08926638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1096/fj.99-0869rev     Document Type: Review

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