The 3D Structure of the Immunoglobulin Heavy-Chain Locus: Implications for Long-Range Genomic Interactions

Suchit Jhunjhunwala; Menno C. van Zelm; Mandy M. Peak; Steve Cutchin; Roy Riblet; Jacques J. M. van Dongen; Frank Grosveld; Tobias Knoch; Cornelis Murre

doi:10.1016/j.cell.2008.03.024

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Locus (genetics)BiologyImmunoglobulin heavy chainGeneticsChromatinMolecular biologyAntibodyGene

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Year: 2008
Type: article
Volume: 133
Issue: 2
Pages: 265-279
Citations: 289
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                                    Suchit Jhunjhunwala, 
                                
                                    Menno C. van Zelm, 
                                
                                    Mandy M. Peak
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2008). 
                            The 3D Structure of the Immunoglobulin Heavy-Chain Locus: Implications for Long-Range Genomic Interactions. 
                            Cell
                            , 133
                            (2)
                            , 265-279.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2008.03.024
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2008.03.024