Recognition of multiple patterns of DNA sites by Drosophila homeodomain protein bicoid

Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 125, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 809-817

  Yuan, Dong ^a,b   Ma, Xiuguang ^a,c   Ma, Jun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DANBURY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NEW HANOVER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bicoid; DNA binding; Drosophila; Gene activation; In vitro selection

Indexed keywords

DNA; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; DROSOPHILA; ENHANCER REGION; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

DROSOPHILA;

EID: 0032938273     PISSN: 0021924X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jbchem.a022353     Document Type: Article

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