Three-dimensional conformation at the H19/Igf2 locus supports a model of enhancer tracking

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 17, Issue 19, 2008, Pages 3021-3029

  Engel, Nora ^a   Raval, Anjali K ^a   Thorvaldsen, Joanne L ^b   Bartolomei, S Marisa ^b  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; GENE PRODUCT; PROTEIN H19; PROTEIN IGF2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLELE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CHROMOSOME; CONFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; IN VIVO STUDY; LIVER; METHYLATION; MOUSE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; CHROMOSOMES, MAMMALIAN; DNA METHYLATION; ENHANCER ELEMENTS (GENETICS); GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENOMIC IMPRINTING; INSULATOR ELEMENTS; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR II; MICE; MODELS, GENETIC; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RNA, UNTRANSLATED;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 52949088690     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: 14602083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddn200     Document Type: Article

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