Relationship between the DNA binding domains of SMAD and NFI/CTF transcription factors defines a new superfamily of genes

DNA Sequence - Journal of DNA Sequencing and Mapping

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 233-239

  Stefancsik, Raymund ^a,b,d   Sarkar, Satyapriya ^a,b,c  

^a Dept of Anat and Cellular Biology ^*  (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Evolution of SMAD and NFI CTF transcription factors; Nuclear factor 1 CAAT box binding transcription factors; Sequence analysis of DNA binding domains; TGF signal transduction; Transcription factors of the SMAD family

Indexed keywords

CAAT BOX BINDING TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; CCAAT ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; NUCLEAR FACTOR I; SMAD PROTEIN; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR CTF 1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR CTF-1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA BASE; GENETIC DATABASE; GENETICS; HUMAN; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CCAAT-ENHANCER-BINDING PROTEINS; DATABASES, GENETIC; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NFI TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SMAD PROTEINS; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ADENOVIRIDAE; ANIMALIA;

EID: 0041670771     PISSN: 10425179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1085566031000141126     Document Type: Article

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