Role of intrinsic DNA binding specificity in defining target genes of the mammalian transcription factor PDX1

Nucleic Acids Research

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 54-64

  Liberzon, Arthur ^a   Ridner, Gabriela ^a   Walker, Michael D ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA BINDING PROTEIN; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PDX 1; DNA; INSULIN; INSULIN PROMOTER FACTOR 1; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING ASSAY; BINDING SITE; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DNA BINDING; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA FLANKING REGION; GENE INTERACTION; GENE LOCATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PANCREAS ISLET CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RAT; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION SITE; ANIMAL; BINDING COMPETITION; DNA RESPONSIVE ELEMENT; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; GENETICS; HAMSTER; METABOLISM; PROTEIN BINDING; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TUMOR CELL LINE;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING, COMPETITIVE; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CRICETINAE; DNA; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; INSULIN; MICE; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PROTEIN BINDING; RATS; RESPONSE ELEMENTS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

EID: 1242331851     PISSN: 03051048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkh156     Document Type: Article

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