The molecular biology of the CCAAT-binding factor NF-Y

Gene

Volumn 239, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 15-27

  Mantovani, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

CCAAT; Histone Fold Motif; NF Y; Transcription

Indexed keywords

DNA BINDING PROTEIN; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; CELL CYCLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN FOLDING; REVIEW; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; CCAAT-ENHANCER-BINDING PROTEINS; DNA; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 0032851812     PISSN: 03781119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1119(99)00368-6     Document Type: Review

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