A nuclear localization signal can enhance both the nuclear transport and expression of 1 kb DNA

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 112, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 2033-2041

  Ludtke, James J ^a   Zhang, Guofeng ^a   Sebestyén, Magdolna G ^a   Wolff, Jon A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA transport; Expression; Nuclear localization signal

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED DNA;

ACTIVE TRANSPORT; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION; GENE CASSETTE; GENE TARGETING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTRACELLULAR TRANSPORT; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NUCLEAR LOCALIZATION SIGNAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CELL NUCLEUS; DIGITONIN; DNA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC CODE; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; MICROINJECTIONS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STREPTAVIDIN;

EID: 0032805171     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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