DNA binding and protein interactions of the AHR/ARNT heterodimer that facilitate gene activation

Chemico-Biological Interactions

Volumn 141, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 63-76

  Swanson, Hollie I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

AHR ARNT heterodimer; DNA binding; Gene activation; Protein interactions

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; AROMATIC HYDROCARBON RECEPTOR; HELIX LOOP HELIX PROTEIN; HYDROCARBON RECEPTOR NUCLEAR TRANSLOCATOR; NUCLEOTIDE; RECEPTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL COMPARTMENTALIZATION; CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; DIMERIZATION; HUMAN; LIGAND BINDING; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; ARYL HYDROCARBON RECEPTOR NUCLEAR TRANSLOCATOR; BINDING SITES; DIMERIZATION; DNA; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HELIX-LOOP-HELIX MOTIFS; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN BINDING; RECEPTORS, ARYL HYDROCARBON; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 0037145010     PISSN: 00092797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2797(02)00066-2     Document Type: Article

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