Genomic expansion and clustering of ZAD-containing C2H2 zinc-finger genes in Drosophila

EMBO Reports

Volumn 3, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1158-1162

  Chung, Ho Ryun ^b   Schäfer, Ulrich ^b   Jäckle, Herbert ^b   Böhm, Siegfried ^a,b  

^a MAX DELBRÜCK CENTER FOR MOLECULAR MEDICINE   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSECT PROTEIN; NUCLEIC ACID BINDING PROTEIN; PROTEIN ZAD; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CHROMATIN; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA; GENE CLUSTER; GENE CONTROL; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC CONSERVATION; INSECT GENETICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENOME; INTRONS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; MUTATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; ZINC FINGERS;

ARACHNIDA; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; DIPTERA; EUKARYOTA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 12244297808     PISSN: 1469221X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/embo-reports/kvf243     Document Type: Review

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