A strong inhibitory element down-regulates SRE-stimulated transcription of the A3 cytoplasmic actin gene of Bombyx mori

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 265, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 266-274

  Mangé, Alain ^a   Julien, Eric ^a   Prudhomme, Jean Claude ^a   Couble, Pierre ^a  

^a CENTRE DE GÉNÉTIQUE MOLÉCULAIRE ET CELLULAIRE   (France)

Author keywords

Chromatin; Cytoplasmic actin gene; LMPCR; Repression; SRE

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; CONTIG; NUCLEAR PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION; LEPIDOPTERA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN BINDING; REGULATOR GENE; SILKWORM; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BOMBYX; BOMBYX MORI; LEPIDOPTERA;

EID: 0031054122     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1996.0734     Document Type: Article

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