DNA compaction by the nuclear factor-Y

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 176-182

  Guerra, Rosalinda F ^a   Imperadori, Laura ^a   Mantovani, Roberto ^a   Dunlap, David D ^b   Finzi, Laura ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; GLUTAMINE; HISTONE; NUCLEAR FACTOR Y; X BOX BINDING PROTEIN 1;

ARTICLE; CHROMATIN IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; DNA DETERMINATION; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION;

EID: 34447280796     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.106.099929     Document Type: Article

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