The HP1 protein family: Getting a grip on chromatin

Current Opinion in Genetics and Development

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 204-210

  Eissenberg, Joel C ^a   Elgin, Sarah Cr ^b  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b W ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA BINDING PROTEIN;

CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMATIN; DNA REPLICATION; DROSOPHILA; GENE CONTROL; GENE DOSAGE; GENE SILENCING; HETEROCHROMATIN; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW;

ARACHNIDA; DROSOPHILA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 0034026194     PISSN: 0959437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-437X(00)00058-7     Document Type: Review

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