trans repression of the human metallothionein IIA gene promoter by PZ120, a novel 120-kilodalton zinc finger protein

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 680-689

  Tang, Chih Min ^a   Westling, Jennifer ^a   Seto, Edward ^a  

^a H LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METALLOTHIONEIN; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE REPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0032940101     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.19.1.680     Document Type: Article

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