Intramolecular regulation of MyoD activation domain conformation and function

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 5478-5484

  Huang, Jing ^a   Weintraub, Hal ^b   Kedes, Larry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HELIX LOOP HELIX PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA BINDING; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; MOUSE; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031866709     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.18.9.5478     Document Type: Article

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