A functionally conserved Polycomb response element from mouse HoxD complex responds to heterochromatin factors

Scientific Reports

Volumn 3, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-11

  Vasanthi, Dasari ^a   Nagabhushan, A ^a   Matharu, Navneet Kaur ^a   Mishra, Rakesh K ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (India)

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EID: 84886492557     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep03011     Document Type: Article

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