Characterization of the maize Mutator transposable element MURA transposase as a DNA-binding protein

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 5165-5175

  Benito, María Inés ^a   Walbot, Virginia ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA BINDING PROTEIN; TRANSPOSASE;

ARTICLE; DNA METHYLATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC STABILITY; MAIZE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TRANSPOSON;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0030849696     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.17.9.5165     Document Type: Article

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