Evolution and functional diversification of the paired box (Pax) DNA- binding domains

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 829-842

  Balczarek, Kristi A ^a,b   Lai, Zhi Chun ^a,b   Kumar, Sudhir ^a,b  

^a Inst of Molec Evol Genetics   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA binding; Evolution; Eyeless; Gene duplication; Paired box; Pax

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; DROSOPHILA; EVOLUTION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HOMEOBOX; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALIA; METAZOA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0030856621     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a025824     Document Type: Article

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