The structure of rDNA chromatin

Protein Reviews

Volumn 15, Issue , 2011, Pages 43-55

  Shaw, Peter J ^a   McKeown, Peter C ^b  

^a JOHN INNES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NONHISTONE PROTEIN; NUCLEAR PROTEIN; RIBOSOME DNA;

ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL NUCLEUS MEMBRANE; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CHROMOSOME NOR; DNA TRANSCRIPTION; GENETIC ORGANIZATION; GENOME ANALYSIS; GENOMIC INSTABILITY; HISTONE MODIFICATION; HUMAN; MITOSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOLUS; NUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 83455198341     PISSN: 18713025     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-0514-6_3     Document Type: Article

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