Ku is a general inhibitor of DNA-protein complex formation and transcription

Molecular Immunology

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 787-796

  Ono, Masashi ^a   Tucker, Philip W ^a   Capra, J Donald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA binding protein; Ku antigen; Transcription inhibition

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIGEN; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; DNA FRAGMENT; KU ANTIGEN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ADENOVIRIDAE;

EID: 0030174531     PISSN: 01615890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0161-5890(96)00030-2     Document Type: Article

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