Regulation of segmentation and segmental identity by Drosophila homeoproteins: The role of DNA binding in functional activity and specificity

Development

Volumn 124, Issue 22, 1997, Pages 4425-4433

  Biggin, Mark D ^a   McGinnis, William ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA; Drosophila; Homeodomain protein; Homeotic gene; Pair rule gene; Transcription factor

Indexed keywords

DNA; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

BINDING SITE; DROSOPHILA; EMBRYO SEGMENTATION; HOMEOBOX; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; DNA; DROSOPHILA; EVOLUTION; GENES, HOMEOBOX; GENES, INSECT; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PROTEIN BINDING; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 0030668697     PISSN: 09501991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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