A unique chromatin signature uncovers early developmental enhancers in humans

Álvaro Rada-Iglesias; Ruchi Bajpai; Tomek Swigut; Samantha A. Brugmann; Ryan A. Flynn; Joanna Wysocka

doi:10.1038/nature09692

Keywords

EnhancerBiologyChromatinGeneticsHistoneMesodermNeuroectodermCell biologyEpigenomicsEpigeneticsGastrulationZebrafishEmbryonic stem cellCell fate determinationGeneTranscription factorGene expressionDNA methylation

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Year: 2010
Type: article
Volume: 470
Issue: 7333
Pages: 279-283
Citations: 2266
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                                    Álvaro Rada-Iglesias, 
                                
                                    Ruchi Bajpai, 
                                
                                    Tomek Swigut
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2010). 
                            A unique chromatin signature uncovers early developmental enhancers in humans. 
                            Nature
                            , 470
                            (7333)
                            , 279-283.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/nature09692
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/nature09692