Insulators, not polycomb response elements, are required for long-range interactions between polycomb targets in Drosophila melanogaster

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 616-625

  Li, Hua Bing ^a   Müller, Martin ^b,c   Bahechar, Ilham Anne ^b   Kyrchanova, Olga ^d   Ohno, Katsuhito ^a   Georgiev, Pavel ^d   Pirrotta, Vincenzo ^a,b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^d INSTITUTE OF GENE BIOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYCOMB GROUP PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FLUORESCENCE; IN VIVO STUDY; INSULATOR ELEMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN INTERACTION;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; CELL NUCLEUS; DNA PRIMERS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; EPISTASIS, GENETIC; EYE COLOR; GENES, INSECT; INSULATOR ELEMENTS; PHENOTYPE; RESPONSE ELEMENTS; SILENCER ELEMENTS, TRANSCRIPTIONAL;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; MAMMALIA;

EID: 79251534690     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: 10985549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.00849-10     Document Type: Article

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