Mitochondrial DNA nucleoid structure

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Gene Regulatory Mechanisms

Volumn 1819, Issue 9-10, 2012, Pages 914-920

  Bogenhagen, Daniel F ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Mitochondria; MtDNA; Nucleoid

Indexed keywords

CHAPERONE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; RNA BINDING PROTEIN; RNA HELICASE;

CHROMATIN; COPY NUMBER VARIATION; CYTOSKELETON; DNA BINDING; DNA CONTENT; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPLICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; EUKARYOTE; FLUORESCENCE RECOVERY AFTER PHOTOBLEACHING; HIGH MOBILITY GROUP BOX DOMAIN; HUMAN; MITOCHONDRIAL GENOME; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

CELL NUCLEUS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; INTRACELLULAR MEMBRANES; MITOCHONDRIA; MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEINS; NUCLEOSOMES; RNA, RIBOSOMAL;

EUKARYOTA;

EID: 84864308607     PISSN: 18749399     EISSN: 18764320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2011.11.005     Document Type: Review

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