SAP - A putative DNA-binding motif involved in chromosomal organization

Trends in Biochemical Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 112-114

  Aravind, L ^a,b   Koonin, Eugene V ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN;

CHROMATIN; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE; DNA BINDING; EUKARYOTE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SHORT SURVEY;

EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0034161452     PISSN: 09680004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-0004(99)01537-6     Document Type: Article

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