Identification of a cell-specific transcription activation domain within the human Ah receptor nuclear translocator

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology

Volumn 139, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 272-280

  Corton, J Christopher ^a   Moreno, Evelyn S ^a   Hovis, Scott M ^a   Leonard, Linda S ^a   Gaido, Kevin W ^a   Joyce, Marianne M ^a   Kennett, Sarah B ^a  

^a CIIT CENTERS FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2,3,7,8 TETRACHLORODIBENZO PARA DIOXIN; AROMATIC HYDROCARBON RECEPTOR; CARRIER PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELETION MUTANT; DNA BINDING; GENE ACTIVATION; HEPATOMA CELL; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DOMAIN; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALIA; HERPES; SIMPLEXVIRUS;

EID: 0030220746     PISSN: 0041008X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/taap.1996.0166     Document Type: Article

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