Condensin, cohesin and the control of chromatin states

Current Opinion in Genetics and Development

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 204-211

  Aragon, Luis ^a   Martinez Perez, Enrique ^a   Merkenschlager, Matthias ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COHESIN; CONDENSIN; REGULATOR PROTEIN; SMC PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CELL CYCLE; CHROMATIN; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CHROMOSOME; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; DNA REPLICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMAN; INTERPHASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; STEM CELL;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASES; ANIMALS; CELL CYCLE; CELL CYCLE PROTEINS; CHROMATIN; CHROMOSOMAL PROTEINS, NON-HISTONE; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURES; CHROMOSOMES; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; EUKARYOTA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; MITOSIS; MULTIPROTEIN COMPLEXES;

EID: 84877810334     PISSN: 0959437X     EISSN: 18790380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gde.2012.11.004     Document Type: Review

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