Human homolog of Drosophila heterochromatin-associated protein 1 (HP1) is a DNA-binding protein which possesses a DNA-binding motif with weak similarity to that of human centromere protein C (CENP-C)

Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 153-159

  Sugimoto, Kenji ^a   Yamada, Taku ^a   Muro, Yoshinao ^b   Himeno, Michio ^a  

^a Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Autoantibody; Centromere; DNA binding; Heterochromatin; HP1

Indexed keywords

DNA BINDING PROTEIN; NONHISTONE PROTEIN; PROTEIN C;

ARTICLE; CENTROMERE; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; DNA BINDING; DROSOPHILA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HETEROCHROMATIN; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN PURIFICATION;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SCLERODERMA;

EID: 0029781631     PISSN: 0021924X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jbchem.a021378     Document Type: Article

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