Mechanisms of transcriptional memory

Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 409-421

  Francis, Nicole J ^a   Kingston, Robert E ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA BINDING PROTEIN; DROSOPHILA PROTEIN; INSECT PROTEIN; POLYCOMB PROTEIN, DROSOPHILA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRL PROTEIN, DROSOPHILA;

ANIMAL; CELL LINEAGE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CELL LINEAGE; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; INSECT PROTEINS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0035380103     PISSN: 14710072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/35073039     Document Type: Review

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