Differences in insulator properties revealed by enhancer blocking assays on episomes

EMBO Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 21, 2000, Pages 5864-5874

  Parnell, T J ^a   Geyer, P K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Drosophila; Enhancers; Gene expression; Insulators; Transcriptional regulation

Indexed keywords

RECOMBINASE;

ARTICLE; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CHROMOSOME; DNA PACKAGING; DROSOPHILA; ENHANCER REGION; EPISOME; GENE SILENCING; GENOME; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; TRANSACTIVATION; TRANSGENE;

EID: 0034331329     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/19.21.5864     Document Type: Article

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