Miz1, a novel zinc finger transcription factor that interacts with Msx2 and enhances its affinity for DNA

Mechanisms of Development

Volumn 65, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 3-17

  Wu, Linda ^a   Wu, Hailin ^a   Sangiorgi, Frank ^a   Wu, Nancy ^a   Bell, Jeffery R ^b   Lyons, Gary E ^c   Maxson, Rob ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA affinity; Factor; Miz1; Msx2; Transcription

Indexed keywords

DNA BINDING PROTEIN; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; OSTEOCALCIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CRANIOFACIAL SYNOSTOSIS; DNA BINDING; EMBRYO; GENE MUTATION; HOMEOBOX; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, FUNGAL; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENES, REGULATOR; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RATS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; ZINC FINGERS;

ANIMALIA; MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 0031193356     PISSN: 09254773     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-4773(97)00032-4     Document Type: Article

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