Chromatin domain boundaries in the Bithorax complex

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 60-70

  Mihaly, J ^a   Hogga, I ^a   Barges, S ^a   Galloni, M ^b   Mishra, R K ^a   Hagstrom, K ^c   Muller M ^c   Schedl, P ^c   Sipos, L ^d   Gausz, J ^d   Gyurkovics, H ^d   Karch, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^b Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

^c PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Bithorax complex; Chromatin domain boundary; Fab 7; Insulator; Mcp; scs; scs'; Suppressor of Hairy wing

Indexed keywords

CIS ACTING ELEMENT; DNA;

CHROMATIN; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS; DNA FLANKING REGION; DROSOPHILA; ENHANCER REGION; HOMEOBOX; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; POSITION EFFECT; PROMOTER REGION; REVIEW; STRUCTURAL GENE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALS; CHROMATIN; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; INSECT PROTEINS; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EUKARYOTA;

EID: 6844240870     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000180050125     Document Type: Review

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