Selective utilization of basic helix-loop-helix-leucine zipper proteins at the immunoglobulin heavy-chain enhancer

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 18-23

  Carter, Robert S ^a   Ordentlich, Peter ^a   Kadesch, Tom ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HELIX LOOP HELIX PROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAIN; LEUCINE ZIPPER PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL STRAIN 3T3; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENHANCER REGION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPORTER GENE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031024584     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.17.1.18     Document Type: Article

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