Functional domains of the SYT and SYT-SSX synovial sarcoma translocation proteins and co-localization with the SNF protein BRM in the nucleus

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 585-591

  Thaete, C ^a   Brett, D ^a   Monaghan, P ^a   Whitehouse, S ^a   Rennie, G ^a   Rayner, E ^a   Cooper, C S ^a   Goodwin, G ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMINE; GLYCINE; HYBRID PROTEIN; NUCLEAR PROTEIN; PROLINE; REPRESSOR PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TYROSINE;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION 18; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION X; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; SYNOVIAL SARCOMA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0033035247     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/8.4.585     Document Type: Article

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