Chromatin states at ribosomal DNA loci

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Gene Regulatory Mechanisms

Volumn 1829, Issue 3-4, 2013, Pages 405-417

  Hamperl, Stephan ^a   Wittner, Manuel ^a   Babl, Virginia ^a   Perez Fernandez, Jorge ^a   Tschochner, Herbert ^a   Griesenbeck, Joachim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chromatin; Nucleosome; Ribosomal DNA; HMG box protein; Ribosomal RNA genes; RNA polymerase I; Transcription

Indexed keywords

DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE; HIGH MOBILITY GROUP B PROTEIN; HISTONE; RIBOSOME DNA;

CELL GROWTH; CHROMATIN; DNA METHYLATION; DNA REPAIR; DNA STRUCTURE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GENE LOCUS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENOMIC INSTABILITY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOSOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; RNA SYNTHESIS;

ANIMALS; CHROMATIN; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GENETIC LOCI; HUMANS; RNA POLYMERASE I; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EUKARYOTA;

EID: 84875251334     PISSN: 18749399     EISSN: 18764320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2012.12.007     Document Type: Review

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