Dynamic nuclear reorganization during genome remodeling of Tetrahymena

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Molecular Cell Research

Volumn 1783, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2130-2136

  Chalker, Douglas L ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chromatin; Chromodomain; DNA rearrangement; Genome surveillance; Heterochromatin; RNAi

Indexed keywords

HISTONE H3;

DNA METHYLATION; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HETEROCHROMATIN; MACRONUCLEUS; MEIOSIS; MICRONUCLEUS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOAL GENETICS; REVIEW; RNA INTERFERENCE; TETRAHYMENA; TETRAHYMENA THERMOPHILA;

ANIMALS; CELL NUCLEUS; GENOME, PROTOZOAN; HETEROCHROMATIN; RNA INTERFERENCE; TETRAHYMENA THERMOPHILA;

CILIOPHORA; EUKARYOTA; TETRAHYMENA; TETRAHYMENA THERMOPHILA;

EID: 53249153462     PISSN: 01674889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2008.07.012     Document Type: Review

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