Histone H1 is required for proper regulation of pyruvate decarboxylase gene expression in Neurospora crassa

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 341-350

  Folco, H Diego ^a   Freitag, Michael ^c   Ramón, Ana ^d   Temporini, Esteban D ^b,e   Alvarez, María E ^b   García, Irene ^d   Scazzocchio, Claudio ^d   Selker, Eric U ^c   Rosa, Alberto L ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN MÉDICA MERCEDES Y MARTÍN FERREYRA   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HELICOBACTER HEILMANNII TYPE 1; NEUROSPORA; NEUROSPORA CRASSA;

EID: 0038397199     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.2.2.341-350.2003     Document Type: Article

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