Coregulated human globin genes are frequently in spatial proximity when active

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 172, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 177-187

  Brown, Jill M ^a   Leach, Joanne ^a   Reittie, Joyce E ^a   Atzberger, Ann ^a   Lee Prudhoe, Jane ^a   Wood, William G ^a   Higgs, Douglas R ^a   Iborra, Francisco J ^a   Buckle, Veronica J ^a  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CHAIN; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BETA CHAIN; CELL NUCLEUS MEMBRANE; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROBLAST; GENE CONTROL; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GLOBIN GENE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALS; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL SEPARATION; CELLS, CULTURED; CHROMOSOMES; ERYTHROBLASTS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GLOBINS; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; MICE; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

ANIMALIA; MURINAE;

EID: 30944469000     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: 00219525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200507073     Document Type: Article

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