Cross-regulation among the Polycomb group genes in Drosophila melanogaster

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 17, 2004, Pages 7737-7747

  Ali, Janann Y ^a,b   Bender, Welcome ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Pierce Atwood   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN PRC1; REGULATOR PROTEIN; RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHROMATIN; COMPLEX FORMATION; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE CONTROL; GENE REPRESSION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MULTIGENE FAMILY; MUTATION; REPRESSOR PROTEINS;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 4344578897     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.24.17.7737-7747.2004     Document Type: Article

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