CTCF: An architectural protein bridging genome topology and function

Nature Reviews Genetics

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 234-246

  Ong, Chin Tong ^a   Corces, Victor G ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE SPLICING; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CHROMATIN; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GENOME; HUMANS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; PROTEIN BINDING; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 84899415536     PISSN: 14710056     EISSN: 14710064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrg3663     Document Type: Review

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