Fine structure of the "pcG body" in human U-2 OS cells established by correlative light-electron microscopy

Nucleus

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 219-228

  Šmigová, Jana ^a   Juda, Pavel ^a   Cmarko, Dušan ^a   Raška, Ivan ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Bmi1 protein; Correlative light electron microscopy; Heterochromatin; High pressure freezing; Immunogold labeling; Pcg body; Polycomb group proteins

Indexed keywords

POLYCOMB GROUP PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IN VIVO STUDY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRUCTURAL PROTEOMICS;

EID: 79960290302     PISSN: 19491034     EISSN: 19491042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/nucl.2.3.15737     Document Type: Article

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