Chromosomal distribution of Heterochromatin Protein 1 (HP1) in Drosophila: A cytological map of euchromatic HP1 binding sites

Genetica

Volumn 117, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 135-147

  Fanti, Laura ^a   Berloco, Maria ^b   Piacentini, Lucia ^a   Pimpinelli, Sergio ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Drosophila; Euchromatin; HP1

Indexed keywords

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; MELANOGASTER;

DROSOPHILA PROTEIN; HETEROCHROMATIN PROTEIN 1, DROSOPHILA; NONHISTONE PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME MAP; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EUCHROMATIN; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GENETICS; HETEROCHROMATIN;

ANIMALS; CHROMOSOMAL PROTEINS, NON-HISTONE; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; EUCHROMATIN; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HETEROCHROMATIN; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 0038615854     PISSN: 00166707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022971407290     Document Type: Article

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