Definition of transcriptional promoters in the human β globin locus control region

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 323, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 601-611

  Routledge, S J E ^a,b   Proudfoot, N J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Globin; Hypersensitive site; LCR; Transcription

Indexed keywords

BETA GLOBIN; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE I; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CHROMATIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE CONTROL; GENE FUNCTION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC PARAMETERS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REGULATOR GENE; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 0036978961     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-2836(02)01011-2     Document Type: Article

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