Establishment of distinct MyoD, E2A, and twist DNA binding specificities by different basic region-DNA conformations

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 261-272

  Kophengnavong, Thiphaphone ^a   Michnowicz, Jennifer E ^a   Blackwell, T Keith ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HELIX LOOP HELIX PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; DNA BINDING; DNA CONFORMATION; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA STRUCTURE; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033988523     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.20.1.261-272.2000     Document Type: Article

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