The novel homeoprotein Prep1 modulates Pbx-Hox protein cooperativity

EMBO Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1434-1445

  Berthelsen, Jens ^a,b   Zappavigna, Vincenzo ^c   Ferretti, Elisabetta ^a,b   Mavilio, Fulvio ^c   Blasi, Francesco ^a,b  

^a Dipartimento di Biotecnologie   (Italy)

^b Molecular Genetics Unit   (Italy)

^c SAN RAFFAELE SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Developmental regulation; Gene expression; Homeobox; Protein protein interaction; Transcription

Indexed keywords

DNA BINDING PROTEIN; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; DROSOPHILA; HOMEOBOX; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAMMAL; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALS; CELL NUCLEUS; DIMERIZATION; DNA; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ENHANCER ELEMENTS (GENETICS); GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HELA CELLS; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; MICE; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS; TRANS-ACTIVATION (GENETICS); TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; URINARY PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0032473422     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/17.5.1434     Document Type: Article

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