A binding site for multiple transcriptional activators in the fushi tarazu proximal enhancer is essential for gene expression in vivo

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 3384-3394

  Han, Wei ^a,b   Yu, Yan ^a,c   Su, Kai ^a   Kohanski, Ronald A ^a   Pick, Leslie ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; CIS ACTING ELEMENT; DNA; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; NUCLEAR FACTOR; NUCLEAR PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; AUTOREGULATION; BINDING SITE; CELL NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; DROSOPHILA; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENHANCER REGION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HOMEOBOX; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL;

ANIMALIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEXAPODA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0031846738     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/mcb.18.6.3384     Document Type: Article

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