The relationship between chromatin structure and transcriptional activity in mammalian genomes

Briefings in Functional Genomics and Proteomics

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 129-142

  Gilbert, Nick ^a   Ramsahoye, Bernard ^b  

^a WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Chromatin structure; DNasel sensitive site; Nucleosome; Transcription

Indexed keywords

CELL DNA; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE I; DNA FRAGMENT; HEPATOCYTE NUCLEAR FACTOR 3; HIGH MOBILITY GROUP N PROTEIN; HIGH MOBILITY GROUP N1 PROTEIN; HIGH MOBILITY GROUP N2 PROTEIN; HISTONE H1; HISTONE H2A; HISTONE H2B; HISTONE H3; HISTONE H4; HISTONE H5; PROTEIN SWI; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GATA 4;

ACETYLATION; CHROMATIN; CHROMATIN ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DNA HELIX; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; HUMAN GENOME; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOSOME; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW; SILENT GENE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALS; CHROMATIN; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE I; DNA; GENOME; HISTONES; HUMANS; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; NUCLEOSOMES; PROTEIN BINDING; RNA, MESSENGER; SUCROSE; TRANS-ACTIVATION (GENETICS); TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 23844548542     PISSN: 14739550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bfgp/4.2.129     Document Type: Review

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