Supercoiling in DNA and chromatin

Current Opinion in Genetics and Development

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 15-21

  Gilbert, Nick ^a   Allan, James ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA POLYMERASE; DNA TOPOISOMERASE (ATP HYDROLYSING); RIBOSOME RNA; RNA POLYMERASE; CHROMATIN; DNA; DNA BINDING PROTEIN;

BACTERIAL GENOME; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; DNA REPLICATION; DNA STRUCTURE; DNA SUPERCOILING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUKARYOTIC CELL; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; CHROMATIN; CONFORMATION; HUMAN; METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; CHROMATIN; DNA; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; HUMANS; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION;

EID: 84890878831     PISSN: 0959437X     EISSN: 18790380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gde.2013.10.013     Document Type: Review

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