Serum response factor and protein-mediated DNA bending contribute to transcription of the dystrophin muscle-specific promoter

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 1731-1743

  Galvagni, Federico ^a   Lestingi, Marta ^a   Cartocci, Elena ^a   Oliviero, Salvatore ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYSTROPHIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BECKER MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; GENE SEQUENCE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; TISSUE SPECIFICITY; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031037512     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.17.3.1731     Document Type: Article

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