A tobacco nuclear protein that preferentially binds to unmethylated CpG-rich DNA

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 235, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 585-592

  Fisscher, Ursula ^a   Weisbeek, Peter ^a   Smeekens, Sjef ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

DNA binding protein; Methylation; Plastocyanin; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

NUCLEAR PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; DNA BINDING; DNA METHYLATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOBACCO;

EMBRYOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; TABACUM;

EID: 0030045127     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1996.00585.x     Document Type: Article

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