Telomeres Acquire Distinct Heterochromatin Characteristics during siRNA-Induced RNA Interference in Mouse Cells

Current Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 183-187

  Ho, Cecilia Yuen Sze ^a   Murnane, John Patrick ^b   Yeung, Ava Kit Ying ^a   Ng, Ho Keung ^a   Lo, Anthony Wing Ip ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA; RNA

Indexed keywords

SMALL INTERFERING RNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL LINE; FIBROBLAST; GENETICS; HETEROCHROMATIN; METABOLISM; MOUSE; RNA INTERFERENCE; TELOMERE;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; FIBROBLASTS; HETEROCHROMATIN; MICE; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING; TELOMERE;

EID: 38849193329     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2007.12.059     Document Type: Article

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