Protein interactions of homeodomain proteins

Current Opinion in Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 392-396

  Vershon, Andrew K ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA BINDING PROTEIN; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; BIOCHEMISTRY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0030220608     PISSN: 09581669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0958-1669(96)80113-3     Document Type: Article

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