Structural changes in the promoter region mediate transvection at the sn-glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase gene of Drosophila melanogaster

Biochemical Genetics

Volumn 37, Issue 9-10, 1999, Pages 301-315

  Gibson, J B ^a   Reed, D S ^a   Bartoszewski, S ^a,b   Wilks, A V ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Drosophila melanogaster; Enhancers; Gpdh; KP element; Transvection

Indexed keywords

GLYCEROL 3 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE DELETION; GENE INSERTION; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; INTRON; NONHUMAN; POLYTENE CHROMOSOME; PROMOTER REGION; RNA ANALYSIS;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0033451934     PISSN: 00062928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1018707226595     Document Type: Article

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