Definition of the transcriptional activation domains of three human HOX proteins depends on the DNA-binding context

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 6201-6212

  Viganò, Maria Alessandra ^a,c   Di Rocco, Giuliana ^a   Zappavigna, Vincenzo ^a   Mavilio, Fulvio ^a,b  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b SAN RAFFAELE SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIMER; REGULATOR PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; MURINAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031773463     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.18.11.6201     Document Type: Article

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