Identification of ovarian enhancer-binding factors which bind to ovarian enhancer 1 of the Drosophila genes yp1 and yp2

Molecular and General Genetics

Volumn 251, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 347-351

  Chung, Yun Doo ^a   Kwon, Hyeok Choon ^a   Chung, Ki Wha ^b   Kim, Se Jae ^c   Kim, Kyungjin ^a   Lee, Chung Choo ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Kongju National University   (South Korea)

^c Jeju National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Drosophila melanogaster; Enhancer binding factors; Ovarian enhancer 1; Yolk protein

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; DNA; STREPTAVIDIN;

AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY; ENHANCER REGION; FAT BODY; FEMALE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MALE; NONHUMAN; OVARY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; TESTIS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALS; BINDING, COMPETITIVE; CELL EXTRACTS; CELL NUCLEUS; DNA; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EGG PROTEINS; ENHANCER ELEMENTS (GENETICS); FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENES, INSECT; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; OVARY;

EID: 0029994044     PISSN: 00268925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004380050175     Document Type: Article

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