The functional response of upstream DNA to dynamic supercoiling in vivo

Nature Structural and Molecular Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 146-154

  Kouzine, Fedor ^a   Sanford, Suzanne ^a   Elisha Feil, Zichrini ^a   Levens, David ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRE RECOMBINASE; DNA TOPOISOMERASE; ENHANCED GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; FUSE BINDING PROTEIN; METALLOTHIONEIN II; MYC PROTEIN; PSORALEN; RED FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; REGULATOR PROTEIN; RNA POLYMERASE; TAMOXIFEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHROMATIN IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA CONFORMATION; DNA STRUCTURE; DNA SUPERCOILING; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MECHANICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

CHROMATIN; CHROMATIN IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; DNA TOPOISOMERASES; DNA, SUPERHELICAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE EXCHANGE FACTORS; HUMANS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PROTEIN BINDING; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 38849132828     PISSN: 15459993     EISSN: 15459985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nsmb.1372     Document Type: Article

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