Theory on the mechanism of distal action of transcription factors: Looping of DNA versus tracking along DNA

Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical

Volumn 43, Issue 41, 2010, Pages

  Murugan, R ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

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EID: 78649644412     PISSN: 17518113     EISSN: 17518121     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1751-8113/43/41/415002     Document Type: Article

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