Boundaries in vertebrate genomes: Different solutions to adequately insulate gene expression domains

Briefings in Functional Genomics and Proteomics

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 283-296

  Moltó, Eduardo ^a   Fernández, Almudena ^a   Montoliu, Lluís ^b,c  

^a Lluis Montoliu's Laboratory   (Spain)

^b CENTRO NACIONAL DE BIOTECNOLOGÍA   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chromatin organization; Chromatin remodelling; CTCF; Insulator; Nuclear structure; Transgenesis; Vectors for gene therapy

Indexed keywords

BETA GLOBIN; CCCTC BINDING FACTOR; NUCLEAR FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BINDING SITE; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LOCATION; GENE LOCUS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE STRUCTURE; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC ORGANIZATION; GENOME ANALYSIS; GENOMICS; HUMAN; HUMAN GENOME; INSULATOR ELEMENT; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REGULATORY SEQUENCE; REVIEW; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENOME; HUMANS; INSULATOR ELEMENTS; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; VERTEBRATES;

VERTEBRATA;

EID: 70349521671     PISSN: 14739550     EISSN: 14774062     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bfgp/elp031     Document Type: Review

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