Characterization of the transvection mediating region of the abdominal-B locus in Drosophila

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				L. Melnikova, M. Gause, and P. Georgiev The gypsy Insulators Flanking yellow Enhancers Do Not Form a Separate Transcriptional Domain in Drosophila melanogaster: The Enhancers Can Activate an Isolated yellow Promoter Genetics, April 1, 2002; 160(4): 1549 - 1560. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				A. G. West, M. Gaszner, and G. Felsenfeld Insulators: many functions, many mechanisms Genes & Dev., February 1, 2002; 16(3): 271 - 288. [Full Text] [PDF]

				M. Kmita, B. Tarchini, D. Duboule, and Y. Herault Evolutionary conserved sequences are required for the insulation of the vertebrate Hoxd complex in neural cells Development, January 12, 2002; 129(23): 5521 - 5528. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				I. Hogga and F. Karch Transcription through the iab-7 cis-regulatory domain of the bithorax complex interferes with maintenance of Polycomb-mediated silencing Development, January 11, 2002; 129(21): 4915 - 4922. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				W. Bender and D. P. Fitzgerald Transcription activates repressed domains in the Drosophila bithorax complex Development, January 11, 2002; 129(21): 4923 - 4930. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				R. A. Drewell, K. L. Arney, T. Arima, S. C. Barton, J. D. Brenton, and M. A. Surani Novel conserved elements upstream of the H19 gene are transcribed and act as mesodermal enhancers Development, January 3, 2002; 129(5): 1205 - 1213. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				T.-K. Sang and D. F. Ready Eyes closed, a Drosophila p47 homolog, is essential for photoreceptor morphogenesis Development, January 1, 2002; 129(1): 143 - 154. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				H. N. Cai, Z. Zhang, J. R. Adams, and P. Shen Genomic context modulates insulator activity through promoter competition Development, November 1, 2001; 128(21): 4339 - 4347. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				H. N. Cai and P. Shen Effects of cis Arrangement of Chromatin Insulators on Enhancer-Blocking Activity Science, January 19, 2001; 291(5503): 493 - 495. [Abstract] [Full Text]