DNA distortion and multimerization: Novel functions of the glutamine-rich domain of GAGA factor

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 285, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 515-525

  Wilkins, R Chris ^b   Lis, John T ^a  

^a Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

GAF; Heat shock genes; Hsp70; Melting; Q domain

Indexed keywords

DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE I; GLUTAMINE; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 70;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0033556090     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1998.2356     Document Type: Article

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