Identification of Translin and Trax as components of the GS1 strand- specific DNA binding complex enriched in brain

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 471-477

  Taira, Eiichi ^a   Finkenstadt, Patricia M ^a   Baraban, Jay M ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA recombination; GS1 binding activity Brain; GS1 protein complex; Lymphocyte; MRNA translation; Translin; Trax

Indexed keywords

OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; PROTEIN GS1; SINGLE STRANDED DNA BINDING PROTEIN; TRANSLIN; TRAX PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; DNA STRAND; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN ISOLATION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION;

EID: 0031784968     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1998.71020471.x     Document Type: Article

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