Nuclear compartmentalization and gene activity

Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 137-143

  Francastel, Claire ^a   Schübeler, Dirk ^a   Martin, David I K ^b   Groudine, Mark ^a,c  

^a Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

^b VICTOR CHANG CARDIAC RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMATIN; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMATIN; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS;

EID: 0034330420     PISSN: 14710072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/35040083     Document Type: Review

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