Active chromatin and noncoding RNAs: An intimate relationship

Current Opinion in Genetics and Development

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 172-178

  Flynn, Ryan A ^a   Chang, Howard Y ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; HISTONE H3; HISTONE H3 LYSINE 4; MESSENGER RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNTRANSLATED RNA;

CELL CYCLE PROGRESSION; CHROMATIN; CHROMATIN ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE; COMPLEX FORMATION; ENHANCER REGION; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE REPRESSION; HISTONE METHYLATION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REVIEW; RNA TRANSCRIPTION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION SITE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALS; CELL CYCLE; CHROMATIN; ENHANCER ELEMENTS, GENETIC; HISTONES; HUMANS; RNA, UNTRANSLATED; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

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EID: 84860362829     PISSN: 0959437X     EISSN: 18790380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gde.2011.11.002     Document Type: Review

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