Molecular genetics of the Alhambra (Drosophila AF10) complex locus of Drosophila

Molecular Genetics and Genomics

Volumn 272, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 156-161

  Perrin, L ^a,b   Dura, J M ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF HUMAN GENETICS   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Acute leukemia; Drosophila AF10 locus; Leucine zipper domain; Mlp84B; Position effect variegation

Indexed keywords

LEUCINE ZIPPER PROTEIN; MIXED LINEAGE LEUKEMIA PROTEIN; MUSCLE PROTEIN; PROTEIN MLP84B; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE LEUKEMIA; AF10 GENE; ALHAMBRA GENE; ARTICLE; DELETION MUTANT; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENE; GENE FUNCTION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GENETIC ORGANIZATION; INTRON; LETHALITY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; TRITHORAX GENE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; GENES, INSECT; GENES, LETHAL; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; HUMANS; INTRONS; LEUCINE ZIPPERS; LEUKEMIA; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ARACHNIDA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; HEXAPODA; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 5644269233     PISSN: 16174615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00438-004-1042-4     Document Type: Article

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