Nascent Connections: R-Loops and Chromatin Patterning

Trends in Genetics

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2016, Pages 828-838

  Chédin, Frédéric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

chromatin; gene regulation; genomics; R loop; RNA:DNA hybrids; transcription

Indexed keywords

DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE I; HISTONE; HISTONE H3; LONG UNTRANSLATED RNA; MESSENGER RNA; RNA BINDING PROTEIN; RNA POLYMERASE; CHROMATIN;

CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CIS TRANS ISOMERISM; DNA METHYLATION; DNA STRUCTURE; DNA SUPERCOILING; DNA TEMPLATE; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MAPPING; GENOME; GENOMIC INSTABILITY; HISTONE ACETYLATION; HISTONE MODIFICATION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; R LOOP; REVIEW; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TURNOVER TIME; ANIMAL; CHROMATIN; CHROMATIN ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; MAMMAL;

ANIMALS; CHROMATIN; CHROMATIN ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MAMMALS; RNA, LONG NONCODING;

EID: 84997159453     PISSN: 01689525     EISSN: 13624555     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tig.2016.10.002     Document Type: Review

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