Proteins from nuclear extracts of two lepidopteran cell lines recognize the ends of TTAA-specific transposons piggyBac and tagalong

Insect Molecular Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 223-230

  Bauser, C A ^a   Elick, T A ^a   Fraser, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

Lepidopteran; Protein; Terminal repeat binding; Transposon

Indexed keywords

CELL LINE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; TAGALONG TERMINAL REPEAT; TRANSPOSON;

INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0033136808     PISSN: 09621075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2583.1999.820223.x     Document Type: Article

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