A novel basic region/helix-loop-helix protein binds to a G-box motif CACGTG of the bean seed storage protein β-phaseolin gene

Plant Science

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 47-57

  Kawagoe, Yasushi ^a,b   Murai, Norinioto ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Bean; bHLH protein; Foot printing; Gel shift; Phaseolin

Indexed keywords

EID: 0003254332     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0168-9452(96)04366-X     Document Type: Article

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