Sequence-specific DNA binding of the B-cell-specific coactivator OCA-B

Genes and Development

Volumn 10, Issue 16, 1996, Pages 2079-2088

  Cepek, Karyn L ^a   Chasman, Daniel I ^a   Sharp, Phillip A ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

cell type specific transcriptional regulation; DNA binding; OCA B; Oct 1; Oct 2; octamer sequence

Indexed keywords

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; BINDING SITE; CELL SPECIFICITY; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; DNA BINDING; DNA SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0029967014     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.10.16.2079     Document Type: Article

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