In vivo assay for protein-protein interactions using Drosophila chromosomes

Chromosoma

Volumn 104, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 393-404

  Platero, J Suso ^a,c   Sharp, Edward J ^b   Adler, Paul N ^b   Eissenberg, Joel C ^a  

^a S Louis Univ Hlth Sciences Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHIMERIC PROTEIN; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; ASSAY; CHROMOSOME CONDENSATION; DROSOPHILA; EUCHROMATIN; HETEROCHROMATIN; NONHUMAN; POLYTENE CHROMOSOME; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE MUTANT;

EID: 0029981192     PISSN: 00095915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00352263     Document Type: Article

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