Transcription within condensed chromatin: Steric hindrance facilitates elongation

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 98, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 824-833

  Bécavin, Christophe ^a,b   Barbi, Maria ^c   Victor, Jean Marc ^c   Lesne, Annick ^a,c  

^a INSTITUT DES HAUTES ÉTUDES SCIENTIFIQUES   (France)

^b UNIV LILLE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

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EID: 77749306483     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2009.10.054     Document Type: Article

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