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DNA Dynamics and Chromosome Structure

Formation of Boundaries of Transcriptionally Silent Chromatin by Nucleosome-Excluding Structures

Xin BiDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Nebraska—Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588, and Department of Biology, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York14627Correspondence[email protected]
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Qun YuDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Nebraska—Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588, and Department of Biology, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York14627
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Joseph J. SandmeierDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Nebraska—Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588, and Department of Biology, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York14627
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Yanfei ZouDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Nebraska—Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588, and Department of Biology, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York14627
Pages 2118-2131 | Received 24 Jun 2003, Accepted 24 Nov 2003, Published online: 27 Mar 2023

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