Isolation of mutations that disrupt cooperative DNA binding by the Drosophila Bicoid protein

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 305, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 219-230

  Burz, David S ^a   Hanes, Steven D ^a,b  

^a NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Bicoid; Cooperativity; Drosophila; Homeodomain; Patterning

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL DNA; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; PROTEIN; PROTEIN BICOID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ENHANCER REGION; GENE MUTATION; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REPORTER GENE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EUKARYOTA; MELANOGASTER; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0035847110     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.2000.4287     Document Type: Article

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