The basic domain of myogenic basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) proteins is the novel target for direct inhibition by another bHLH protein, twist

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 6563-6573

  Hamamori, Yasuo ^a   Wu, Hung Yi ^a   Sartorelli, Vittorio ^a,b   Kedes, Larry ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^c Institute for Genetic Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; HELIX LOOP HELIX PROTEIN; MYOD PROTEIN; RNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIMERIZATION; EMBRYO; FIBROBLAST; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; RNA TRANSLATION; TRANSACTIVATION;

EID: 0030881743     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.17.11.6563     Document Type: Article

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