A heteromeric complex containing the centromere binding factor 1 and two basic leucine zipper factors, Met4 and Met28, mediates the transcription activation of yeast sulfur metabolism

EMBO Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 2519-2529

  Kuras, Laurent ^a   Cherest, Hélène ^a   Surdin Kerjan, Yolande ^a   Thomas, Dominique ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Centromere binding factor 1; Met4; Sulfur metabolism; Transcription activation

Indexed keywords

DNA; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; FUNGAL PROTEIN; HELIX LOOP HELIX PROTEIN; LEUCINE ZIPPER PROTEIN; SULFUR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CENTROMERE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; YEAST;

EID: 0029944825     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1996.tb00609.x     Document Type: Article

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