Role of DNA sequence in chromatin remodeling and the formation of nucleosome-free regions

Genes and Development

Volumn 28, Issue 22, 2014, Pages 2492-2497

  Lorch, Yahli ^a   Maier Davis, Barbara ^a   Kornberg, Roger D ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Poly(dA:dT) tracts; RSC; Yeast

Indexed keywords

DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE I; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; POLY(DEOXYADENYLATE DEOXYTHYMIDYLATE); ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; NUCLEOSOME;

ARTICLE; AT RICH SEQUENCE; CHROMATIN ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY; DNA HELIX; DNA SEQUENCE; MOLECULAR STABILITY; NUCLEOSOME; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION SITE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; BASE SEQUENCE; CHROMATIN ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY; NUCLEOSOMES; POLY DA-DT; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 84910681263     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: 15495477     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.250704.114     Document Type: Article

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