Characterization and DNA-binding properties of GRF, a novel monomeric binding orphan receptor related to GCNF and βFTZ-F1

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 266, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 181-190

  Charles, Jean Philippe ^a,d   Shinoda, Tetsuro ^a,c   Chinzei, Yasuo ^b  

^a Natl Res Inst Vegetables Ornamental Plants & Tea   (Japan)

^b MIE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c National Institute of Vegetable and Tea Science   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Bombyx mori; Ecdysteroid; FTZ F1; GCNF; Nuclear receptor

Indexed keywords

ECDYSTEROID; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; GERM CELL NUCLEAR FACTOR RELATED FACTOR; RECEPTOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; SILKWORM;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; BOMBYX; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ECDYSTERONE; FUSHI TARAZU TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, INSECT; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; INSECT PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RECEPTORS, CYTOPLASMIC AND NUCLEAR; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0033571081     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.1999.00842.x     Document Type: Article

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