Gene silencing, cell fate and nuclear organisation

Current Opinion in Genetics and Development

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 193-197

  Fisher, Amanda G ^a   Merkenschlager, Matthias ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA GLOBIN; BIOLOGICAL FACTOR; DNA; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FATE; CELL LINEAGE; CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMATIN; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE; DEVELOPMENT; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INACTIVATION; GENE SILENCING; HUMAN; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0036532237     PISSN: 0959437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-437X(02)00286-1     Document Type: Review

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