Characterization of the DNA-binding and dimerization properties of the nuclear orphan receptor germ cell nuclear factor

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 690-703

  Greschik, Holger ^a   Wurtz, Jean Marie ^b   Hublitz, Philip ^a   Köhler, Fabian ^a   Moras, Dino ^b   Schüle, Roland ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b INSTITUT DE GÉNÉTIQUE ET DE BIOLOGIE MOLÉCULAIRE ET CELLULAIRE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL NUCLEUS RECEPTOR; NUCLEAR FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; DIMERIZATION; DNA BINDING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE TARGETING; GERM CELL; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 0032908351     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.19.1.690     Document Type: Article

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