Chromatin remodeling complexes: Strength in diversity, precision through specialization

Current Opinion in Genetics and Development

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 185-190

  Cairns, Bradley R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; HISTONE H2A; HISTONE H3;

ACCURACY; CHROMATIN ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY; CHROMOSOME; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; NUCLEOSOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW; RNA TRANSCRIPTION;

EID: 15744397041     PISSN: 0959437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gde.2005.01.003     Document Type: Review

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