The modifier of mdg4 locus in Drosophila: Functional complexity is resolved by trans splicing

Genetica

Volumn 117, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 165-177

  Dorn, Rainer ^a   Krauss, Veiko ^b  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

BTB POZ domain; Chromatin insulators; Chromatin structure; FLYWCH motif; Mod(mdg4); Molecular evolution; Position effect variegation; Trans splicing

Indexed keywords

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; MELANOGASTER;

DROSOPHILA PROTEIN; MODIFIER OF MDG4 PROTEIN, DROSOPHILA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANIMAL; CHROMATIN; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; INSULATOR ELEMENT; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MUTATION; PROTEIN MOTIF; REVIEW; TRANS SPLICING;

AMINO ACID MOTIFS; ANIMALS; CHROMATIN; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE EXPRESSION; INSULATOR ELEMENTS; MUTATION; TRANS-SPLICING; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 0037871901     PISSN: 00166707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022983810016     Document Type: Review

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