The DNA-binding and enhancer-blocking domains of the Drosophila suppressor of Hairy-wing protein

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 3381-3392

  Kim, Jaeseob ^a,c   Shen, Bin ^b,d   Rosen, Christina ^a   Dorsett, Dale ^a,b  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b Weill Cornell Medical Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^d NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; DNA BINDING; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ENHANCER REGION; FERTILITY; GENE INSERTION; GENE MUTATION; GENE REPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; RETROPOSON;

EID: 0029894933     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.16.7.3381     Document Type: Article

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