Histone variants: The third way of nucleosome differentiation;Différenciation du nucléosome: Le rôle des variants de l'histone H2A

Medecine/Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1137-1145

  Perche, Pierre Yves ^a   Robert Nicoud, Michel ^a   Khochbin, Saadi ^a   Vourc'h, Claire ^a  

^a UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; HISTONE; HISTONE H2A; HISTONE H2B; HISTONE H3; HISTONE H4;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHROMATIN; DNA REPAIR; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NUCLEOSOME; REVIEW; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0242666070     PISSN: 07670974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/medsci/200319111137     Document Type: Review

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