Transcription-coupled eviction of histones H2A/H2B governs V(D)J recombination

EMBO Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1381-1392

  Bevington, Sarah ^a,b   Boyes, Joan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chromatin remodelling; Gene regulation; Non coding transcription; V(D)J recombination

Indexed keywords

HISTONE H2A; HISTONE H2B; IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIGHT CHAIN; INTERFERON REGULATORY FACTOR 4;

ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; DNA MODIFICATION; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENOMIC INSTABILITY; IN VIVO STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; VDJ RECOMBINATION;

ANIMALS; CHROMATIN ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HISTONES; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIGHT CHAINS; INTERFERON REGULATORY FACTORS; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; NUCLEOSOMES; PRECURSOR CELLS, B-LYMPHOID; STAT5 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; V(D)J RECOMBINATION;

EID: 84878642483     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: 14602075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/emboj.2013.42     Document Type: Article

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