Multiple facets of the unique histone variant macroH2A: From genomics to cell biology

Cell Cycle

Volumn 9, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 2568-2574

  Gamble, Matthew J ^a   Kraus, W Lee ^b,c  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chromatin; Macro domain; MacroH2A; TPA; Transcription

Indexed keywords

HISTONE H2A; HISTONE MACROH2A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL CYCLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE REPRESSION; GENOMICS; HETEROCHROMATIN; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN VARIANT; REVIEW; X CHROMOSOME;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 77955452081     PISSN: 15384101     EISSN: 15514005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/cc.9.13.12144     Document Type: Review

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