Chromosomal binding sites of the homeotic cofactor Homothorax

Molecular Genetics and Genomics

Volumn 280, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 73-81

  Cohen, Lior ^a   Salzberg, Adi ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Drosophila; Homeotic protein; Hth; Meis; Polytene chromosomes

Indexed keywords

ECDYSONE; HOMOTHORAX PROTEIN; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CELL GROWTH; CELL SIZE; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME DUPLICATION; CHROMOSOME MAP; CHROMOSOME PUFF; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE; DNA CONTENT; LARVA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN INDUCTION; REPRODUCIBILITY; SALIVARY GLAND; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CHROMOSOMES; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, INSECT; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; LARVA; SALIVARY GLANDS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER;

EID: 45849102727     PISSN: 16174615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00438-008-0347-0     Document Type: Article

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