Homeodomain proteins: What governs their ability to recognize specific DNA sequences?

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 250, Issue 5, 1995, Pages 595-608

  Draganescu, Alexandra ^a   Levin, Judith R ^a,b   Tullius, Thomas D ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GOUCHER COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Deformed; Hydroxyl radical footprinting; Methylation interference; Missing nucleoside experiment; Ultrabithorax

Indexed keywords

EID: 0029088275     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1995.0401     Document Type: Article

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