Poly(dA-dT) promoter elements increase the equilibrium accessibility of nucleosomal DNA target sites

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 3830-3839

  Anderson, J D ^a   Widom, J ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA BINDING PROTEIN; POLY(DEOXYADENYLATE DEOXYTHYMIDYLATE);

ARTICLE; CHROMATIN; DNA BINDING; DNA HISTONE INTERACTION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE CONTROL; NUCLEOSOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN STABILITY; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BINDING SITES; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES, TYPE II SITE-SPECIFIC; DNA; KINETICS; NUCLEOSOMES; POLY DA-DT; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); TEMPLATES, GENETIC;

EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0034999881     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.21.11.3830-3839.2001     Document Type: Article

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