DNA-binding specificity of the CYS3 transcription factor of Neurospora crassa defined by binding-site selection

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1166-1171

  Paietta, John V ^a  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

bZIP; Consensus binding site; CYS3 regulator; DNA binding protein; Random oligonucleotide selection; Sulfur regulation; Transcription factor

Indexed keywords

DNA BINDING PROTEIN; LEUCINE ZIPPER PROTEIN; SULFUR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR CYS3;

ARTICLE; DNA BINDING; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; IN VIVO STUDY; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BASE SEQUENCE; BASIC-LEUCINE ZIPPER TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; BINDING SITES; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; FUNGAL PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; OLIGONUCLEOTIDES; PLASMIDS; PROTEIN BINDING; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

NEUROSPORA CRASSA;

EID: 47249140725     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: 10960937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2008.05.001     Document Type: Article

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