Repression by HoxA7 is mediated by the homeodomain and the modulatory action of its N-terminal-arm residues

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 2678-2688

  Schnabel, Catherine A ^a,b   Abate Shen, Cory ^a,c  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE REPRESSION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; HOMEOBOX; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

MURINAE;

EID: 0029894663     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.16.6.2678     Document Type: Article

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