Identification and analysis of a functional human homolog of the SPT4 gene of Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 2848-2856

  Hartzog, Grant A ^a   Basrai, Munira A ^b   Ricupero Hovasse, Stephanie L ^a   Hieter, Philip ^b   Winston, Fred ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NUCLEAR PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CHROMOSOME 17; GENE LOCATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

MAMMALIA; RODENTIA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0029896450     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.16.6.2848     Document Type: Article

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