A novel TBP-interacting zinc finger protein functions in early development of Xenopus laevis

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 306, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1106-1111

  Kim, Mijin ^a   Choi, Jinseol ^a   Carlson, Bradley A ^b   Han, Jin Kwan ^c   Rhee, Kunsoo ^a   Sargent, Thomas ^d   Hatfield, Dolph L ^b   Lee, Byeong Jae ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

^d EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; Embryogenesis; FAX; RNA interference; Xenopus laevis; Zinc finger protein

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; TATA BINDING PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRANCHIAL ARCH; CELL MOTION; DEVELOPMENT; EAR; EMBRYO; EMBRYONAL TISSUE; EYE; GASTRULATION; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; LATERAL LINE SYSTEM; NEUROECTODERM; NEURULATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SOMITE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANIMALIA; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0038095279     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-291X(03)01069-6     Document Type: Article

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