A novel isoform of human lymphoid enhancer-binding factor-1 (LEF-1) gene transcript encodes a protein devoid of HMG domain and nuclear localization signal

Acta Biochimica Polonica

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 221-226

  Kobielak, Agnieszka ^a   Kobielak, Krzysztof ^a   Trzeciak, Wieslaw H ^a  

^a POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

HMG domain; Human LEF 1; Novel transcript isoform

Indexed keywords

BETA CATENIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CTNNB1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; CYTOSKELETON PROTEIN; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; ISOPROTEIN; LEF1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; LYMPHOID ENHANCER FACTOR 1; MESSENGER RNA; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DOMINANT GENE; HIGH MOBILITY GROUP BOX DOMAIN; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEAR LOCALIZATION SIGNAL; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; BETA CATENIN; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENES, DOMINANT; HMG-BOX DOMAINS; HUMANS; LYMPHOID ENHANCER-BINDING FACTOR 1; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEAR LOCALIZATION SIGNALS; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 0035237794     PISSN: 0001527X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18388/abp.2001_5129     Document Type: Article

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