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A Nucleosome Positioned in the Distal Promoter Region Activates Transcription of the Human U6 Gene

Walter StünkelInstitut für Molekularbiologie und Tumorforschung, Philipps Universität Marburg, D-35037Marburg, Germany
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Ingo KoberInstitut für Molekularbiologie und Tumorforschung, Philipps Universität Marburg, D-35037Marburg, Germany
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Klaus H. SeifartInstitut für Molekularbiologie und Tumorforschung, Philipps Universität Marburg, D-35037Marburg, Germany
Pages 4397-4405 | Received 16 Dec 1996, Accepted 30 May 1997, Published online: 29 Mar 2023

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