A Model for all Genomes: The Role of Transcription Factories

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 395, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-10

  Cook, Peter R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

chromatin loop; chromosome; RNA polymerase; transcription factor; transcription factory

Indexed keywords

RNA POLYMERASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CHROMOSOME; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; DNA SYNTHESIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EUKARYOTE; GENETIC ORGANIZATION; GENETIC REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENOMICS; HUMAN; MITOSIS; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

EID: 70450222694     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2009.10.031     Document Type: Review

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