Transcription of Drosophila Troponin I Gene is Regulated by Two Conserved, Functionally Identical, Synergistic Elements

Molecular Biology of the Cell

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 1185-1196

  Marín, María Cruz ^a   Rodríguez, José Rodrigo ^a   Ferrús, Alberto ^a  

^a INSTITUTO CAJAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TROPONIN I;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA; ENHANCER REGION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCUS; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; IN VIVO STUDY; INTRON; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATOR GENE; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SARCOMERE; STOICHIOMETRY; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION SITE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; ENHANCER ELEMENTS (GENETICS); GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTRONS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MUSCLES; MYOGENIC REGULATORY FACTORS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); SARCOMERES; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TROPONIN I;

ARACHNIDA; COTURNIX; DROSOPHILA PSEUDOOBSCURA; HEXAPODA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 1542283808     PISSN: 10591524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1091/mbc.E03-09-0663     Document Type: Article

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