Binding of Trithorax and Polycomb proteins to the bithorax complex: Dynamic changes during early Drosophila embryogenesis

EMBO Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 17, 1998, Pages 5141-5150

  Orlando, Valerio ^a,b   Jane, Esther P ^c   Chinwalla, Vandana ^c   Harte, Peter J ^c   Paro, Renato ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b Department of Pathology   (Italy)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

BX C; Drosophila; Embryogenesis; Polycomb; Trithorax

Indexed keywords

DNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLASTODERM; DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS; DNA SEQUENCE; DROSOPHILA; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; HOMEOBOX; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DNA BINDING;

ANIMALIA; DROSOPHILA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 0032169352     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/17.17.5141     Document Type: Article

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