Transcriptional and Post-Transcriptional Control of Histone Gene Expression

  • Daniel Schümperli
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Part of the NATO ASI Series book series (NSSA, volume 101)

Abstract

The structure and developmental regulation of histone genes have been the subject of recent reviews (1, 2). This chapter will, therefore, deal only with experimental studies designed to identify transcriptional and post-transcriptional regulation signals and factors interacting with them.

Keywords

Histone Gene Conserve Sequence Motif Nucleic Acid Binding Protein Histone mRNA Histone Gene Expression 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Daniel Schümperli
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  1. 1.Institut für Molekularbiologie IIUniversität ZürichZürichSwitzerland

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