Functional implications of genome topology

Nature Structural and Molecular Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 290-299

  Cavalli, Giacomo ^a   Misteli, Tom ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF HUMAN GENETICS   (France)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

CELL FATE; CHROMATIN; DNA REPAIR; DNA REPLICATION; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE LOCATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE TRANSLOCATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENOME; GENOME ANALYSIS; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMATIN; DNA REPAIR; DNA REPLICATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENOME; MODELS, MOLECULAR; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 84875200698     PISSN: 15459993     EISSN: 15459985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nsmb.2474     Document Type: Review

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