The Drosophila Enhancer of zeste gene encodes a chromosomal protein: Examination of wild-type and mutant protein distribution

Development

Volumn 122, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 4073-4083

  Carrington, Elizabeth A ^a   Jones, Richard S ^a  

^a SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Drosophila; Enhancer of zeste; Polycomb; Temperature sensitive mutations; Transcription; Trithorax

Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOME PROTEIN; MUTANT PROTEIN;

ALLELE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; DROSOPHILA; EMBRYO; ENHANCER REGION; GENE; GENE CONSTRUCT; GENE MUTATION; GENE REPRESSION; HOMEOBOX; LARVA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REPORTER GENE; SALIVARY GLAND; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; CELL COMPARTMENTATION; CHROMOSOMES; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; GENES, INSECT; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INSECT PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PROTEIN BINDING; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 0030478780     PISSN: 09501991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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