The LIM domain: Regulation by association

Mechanisms of Development

Volumn 91, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 5-17

  Bach, Ingolf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

LIM domain; Protein protein interaction; Regulation

Indexed keywords

HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN;

CARCINOGENESIS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FATE; CYTOSKELETON; DEVELOPMENT; ORGANOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; ZINC FINGERS;

EID: 0034004352     PISSN: 09254773     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-4773(99)00314-7     Document Type: Review

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