Enhancer biology and enhanceropathies

Nature Structural and Molecular Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 210-219

  Smith, Edwin ^a   Shilatifard, Ali ^a  

^a STOWERS INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTONE H3; LYSINE; RNA POLYMERASE II; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ACETYLATION; BINDING SITE; BIOINFORMATICS; CHROMATIN; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; ENHANCER REGION; ENHANCEROPATHY; GENE ACTIVATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC DISORDER; HISTONE MODIFICATION; HUMAN; METHYLATION; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CHROMATIN; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ENHANCER ELEMENTS, GENETIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; HISTONES; HUMANS; LYSINE; METHYLATION; MUTATION; REGULATORY SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; RNA POLYMERASE II; RNA, UNTRANSLATED;

EID: 84895887720     PISSN: 15459993     EISSN: 15459985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nsmb.2784     Document Type: Review

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