Characterization of NERF, a novel transcription factor related to the Ets factor ELF-1

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 5091-5106

  Oettgen, Peter ^a,b   Akbarali, Yasmin ^a,b   Boltax, Jay ^a,b   Best, Jennifer ^b   Kunsch, Charles ^c   Libermann, Towia A ^a,b  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

B LYMPHOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR ELF 1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NERF; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; BINDING SITE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; DNA BINDING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0029742336     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.16.9.5091     Document Type: Article

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