Long-range chromatin regulatory interactions in vivo

Nature Genetics

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 623-626

  Carter, David ^a   Chakalova, Lyubomira ^a   Osborne, Cameron S ^a   Dai, Yan feng ^a   Fraser, Peter ^a  

^a BABRAHAM INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA GLOBIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHROMATIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENHANCER REGION; GENE CLUSTER; GENE CONTROL; GENE INTERACTION; GENE LOCATION; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC PARAMETERS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; IN VIVO STUDY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; CHROMATIN; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE I; EMBRYO; ENHANCER ELEMENTS (GENETICS); GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GLOBINS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; INTRONS; LIVER; LOCUS CONTROL REGION; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MODELS, GENETIC; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

ANIMALIA; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0036898580     PISSN: 10614036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ng1051     Document Type: Article

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