Unichrom, a novel nuclear matrix protein, binds to the Ars insulator and canonical MARs

Zoological Science

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 9-21

  Tagashira, Hideki ^a   Shimotori, Taishin ^b   Sakamoto, Naoaki ^a   Katahira, Masato ^c,d,e   Miyanoiri, Yohei ^c,d,e   Yamamoto, Takashi ^a   Mitsunaga Nakatsubo, Keiko ^a   Shimada, Hiraku ^a   Kusunoki, Shinichiro ^f   Akasaka, Koji ^b  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d RIKEN YOKOHAMA INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^e JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^f LSL   (Japan)

Author keywords

DNA binding; Insulator; MAR; Matrix attachment region; Nuclear matrix

Indexed keywords

ARYLSULFATASE; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; NUCLEAR MATRIX PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS MATRIX; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; INSULATOR ELEMENT; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEA URCHIN;

ANIMALS; ARYLSULFATASES; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; INSULATOR ELEMENTS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEAR MATRIX; NUCLEAR MATRIX-ASSOCIATED PROTEINS; SEA URCHINS;

ECHINOIDEA; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 33646586104     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: 02890003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.23.9     Document Type: Article

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