Characterization of a Drosophila proximal-sequence-element-binding protein involved in transcription of small nuclear RNA genes

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 248, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 231-237

  Su, Yan ^a   Song, Yuru ^a   Wang, Yan ^a   Jessop, Lea ^a   Zhan, Lichun ^a   Stumph, William E ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Proximal sequence element; Proximal sequence element binding protein; Small nuclear RNA gene; Transcription factor; Transcriptional activation

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; RNA POLYMERASE; SMALL NUCLEAR RNA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA; GENETIC ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; RNA TRANSCRIPTION;

ANIMALIA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EUKARYOTA; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0030738397     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1997.t01-1-00231.x     Document Type: Article

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