Zinc finger proteins: A bridge between transition metals and gene regulation

Journal of Trace Elements in Experimental Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 103-118

  Green, Andrew ^a,b   Parker, Maura ^a,b   Conte, Damiano ^a,b   Sarkar, Bibudhendra ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

DNA binding; Transition metals; Zinc; Zinc finger motif

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN P53; STEROID RECEPTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GATA 1; ZINC; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; DNA BINDING; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

EID: 0031879315     PISSN: 0896548X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-670X(1998)11:2/3<103::AID-JTRA4>3.0.CO;2-9     Document Type: Article

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