Characterization and expression of a new class of zinc finger protein that binds to silencer region of ascorbate oxidase gene

Plant and Cell Physiology

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1054-1064

  Kisu, Yasutomo ^a   Ono, Tomoyuki ^a   Shimofurutani, Naoko ^a   Suzuki, Masashi ^b   Esaka, Muneharu ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ascorbate oxidase (EC 1.10.3.3); DNA binding protein; Dof MOA domain; Pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); Zinc finger

Indexed keywords

1,10 PHENANTHROLINE; ASCORBATE OXIDASE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; EDETIC ACID; GEL RETARDATION ANALYSIS; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; PLANT GENETICS; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PUMPKIN; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN;

CUCURBITA; EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 0032191876     PISSN: 00320781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.pcp.a029302     Document Type: Article

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