Cohesin: A global player in chromosome biology with local ties to gene regulation

Current Opinion in Genetics and Development

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 555-561

  Merkenschlager, Matthias ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COHESIN; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR CTCF;

CANONICAL ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME ARM; DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS; DNA CONFORMATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE INTERACTION; HUMAN; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REVIEW; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STEADY STATE;

CELL CYCLE PROTEINS; CELL DIVISION; CHROMATIDS; CHROMOSOMAL PROTEINS, NON-HISTONE; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; DNA REPAIR; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NUCLEAR PROTEINS;

EID: 77956647295     PISSN: 0959437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gde.2010.05.007     Document Type: Review

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