Differential importin-α recognition and nuclear transport by nuclear localization signals within the high-mobility-group DNA binding domains of lymphoid enhancer factor 1 and T-cell factor 1

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 4819-4832

  Prieve, Mary G ^a   Guttridge, Katherine L ^a,c   Munguia, Jesus ^a   Waterman, Marian L ^a,b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d UCI

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; DNA; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; KARYOPHERIN; LYMPHOID ENHANCER FACTOR 1; PROTEIN; RECEPTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CELL NUCLEUS; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; DNA BINDING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTRACELLULAR TRANSPORT; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031876317     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/mcb.18.8.4819     Document Type: Article

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