Differential mechanisms of LEF/TCF family-dependent transcriptional activation by β-catenin and plakoglobin

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 4238-4252

  Zhurinsky, Jacob ^a   Shtutman, Michael ^a   Ben Ze'ev, Avri ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA CATENIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; COMPLEX FORMATION; EMBRYO; GENE TRANSLOCATION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BETA CATENIN; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CELL LINE; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; DESMOPLAKINS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GAMMA CATENIN; HUMANS; MUTATION; TRANS-ACTIVATION (GENETICS); TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ARMADILLO; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0034036739     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.20.12.4238-4252.2000     Document Type: Article

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