Evidence that DNase I hypersensitive site 5 of the human β-globin locus control region functions as a chromosomal insulator in transgenic mice

Nucleic Acids Research

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 2484-2491

  Li, Qiliang ^a   Zhang, Miaohua ^a   Han, Hemei ^a   Rohde, Alex ^a   Stamatoyannopoulos, George ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA GLOBIN; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE I; DNA FRAGMENT; GAMMA GLOBIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASSAY; CELL PROTECTION; CELL STIMULATION; CHROMATIN; CHROMOSOME; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROID CELL; GENE FUNCTION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; IN VIVO STUDY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POSITION EFFECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

AGING; ANIMALS; CHROMATIN; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE I; DNA, RECOMBINANT; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; ENHANCER ELEMENTS (GENETICS); FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GLOBINS; HUMANS; INTEGRASES; LOCUS CONTROL REGION; MALE; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANSGENES; VIRAL PROTEINS; YOLK SAC;

ANIMALIA; MURINAE; MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 0036606545     PISSN: 03051048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nar/30.11.2484     Document Type: Article

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