Integrating one-dimensional and three-dimensional maps of genomes

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 123, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1979-1988

  Naumova, Natalia ^a   Dekker, Job ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Genome structure; Long range gene regulation; Nuclear organization

Indexed keywords

CELL COMPARTMENTALIZATION; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL TYPE; CHROMATIN; CHROMOSOME; CONFORMATION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE LOCATION; GENE LOCUS; GENE MAPPING; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CHROMATIN; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CHROMOSOMES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENOME; HUMANS;

EID: 77953572914     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jcs.051631     Document Type: Note

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