Epigenetic regulation of V(D)J recombination

Essays in Biochemistry

Volumn 48, Issue , 2010, Pages 221-243

  Johnson, Kristen ^a   Chaumeil, Julie ^a   Skok, Jane A ^a,b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RECOMBINASE;

DNA METHYLATION; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; NUCLEOSOME; REVIEW;

DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; HUMANS; NUCLEOSOMES; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; VDJ RECOMBINASES;

EID: 79952108656     PISSN: 00711365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BSE0480221     Document Type: Article

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