Pbx raises the DNA binding specificity but not the selectivity of Antennapedia hox proteins

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 4696-4706

  Neuteboom, Saskia T C ^a   Murre, Cornelis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; DNA TEMPLATE; DROSOPHILA; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN;

EID: 0030753645     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.17.8.4696     Document Type: Article

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