A combination of MEF3 and NFI proteins activates transcription in a subset of fast-twitch muscles

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 656-666

  Spitz, François ^a   Salminen, Marjo ^a,b   Demignon, Josiane ^a   Kahn, Axel ^a   Daegelen, Dominique ^a   Maire, Pascal ^a  

^a INSTITUT COCHIN   (France)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT; FRUCTOSE BISPHOSPHATE ALDOLASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GLYCOLYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MUSCLE TWITCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; REPORTER GENE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL;

EID: 0031053157     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.17.2.656     Document Type: Article

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