| Literature DB >> 15753565 |
N Neves1, M Delgado, M Silva, A Caperta, L Morais-Cecílio, W Viegas.
Abstract
The aim of this review is to integrate earlier results and recent findings to present the current state-of-the-art vision concerning the dynamic behavior of the ribosomal DNA (rDNA) fraction in plants. The global organization and behavioral features of rDNA make it a most useful system to analyse the relationship between chromatin topology and gene expression patterns. Correlations between several heterochromatin fractions and rDNA arrays demonstrate the heterochromatic nature of the rDNA and reveal the importance of the genomic environment and of developmental controls in modulating its dynamics. Copyright 2005 S. Karger AG, Basel.Mesh:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 15753565 DOI: 10.1159/000082388
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cytogenet Genome Res ISSN: 1424-8581 Impact factor: 1.636