Molecular genetic analysis of Suppressor 2 of zeste identifies key functional domains

Genetics

Volumn 182, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 999-1013

  Emmons, Richard B ^a,b   Genetti, Heather ^a   Filandrinos, Stephen ^a   Lokere, Jillian ^a   Wu, Chao Ting ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Lahive and Cockfield LLP ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BMI1 PROTEIN; DROSOPHILA PROTEIN; MEL18 PROTEIN; POLYCOMB GROUP PROTEIN; SUPPRESSOR 2 OF ZESTE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN;

ALLELES; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; GENES, INSECT; GENES, LETHAL; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 70350153310     PISSN: 00166731     EISSN: 00166731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1534/genetics.108.097360     Document Type: Article

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