title: Transcription factories.
abstract: There is increasing evidence that different transcription units are transcribed together in discrete nuclear structures known as transcription factories. Various new techniques enable us to detect and characterize these structures. We review the latest findings and discuss how they support a model for transcription and chromosome organization.
authors.affiliation: Cranfield Health, Cranfield University, Cranfield, Bedfordshire, UK.
authors.forename: David R F
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Carter
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Eskiw
authors.forename: Peter R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Cook
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000235:genetics; D016678:Genome / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D008957:Models, Genetic; D014158:Transcription, Genetic / Q000235:genetics*