NodD binds to target DNA in isologous octamer

Science in China, Series C: Life Sciences

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 592-599

  Liu, Songtao ^a   Lu, Huafeng ^a   Hong, Guofan ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Dnase I footprinting; Gel retardation; Nodd; Octamer; Rhizobium leguminosarum bv; Viciae

Indexed keywords

EID: 1542527014     PISSN: 10069305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02882900     Document Type: Article

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