Transcriptional activation by the Mixl1 homeodomain protein in differentiating mouse embryonic stem cells

Stem Cells

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2884-2895

  Zhang, Hailan ^a   Fraser, Stuart T ^a   Papazoglu, Cristian ^a   Hoatlin, Maureen E ^b   Baron, Margaret H ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gastrulation; Homeodomain; Mesoderm induction; Mouse embryonic stem cells; Transcription factor

Indexed keywords

HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN MIX LIKE 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA BINDING; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; GASTRULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HEMATOPOIESIS; INVERTED REPEAT; MESODERM; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROMOTER REGION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELLS, CULTURED; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GOOSECOID PROTEIN; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; MESODERM; MICE; NIH 3T3 CELLS; PROTEIN BINDING; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TRANSCRIPTIONAL ACTIVATION;

VERTEBRATA;

EID: 73349089921     PISSN: 10665099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/stem.203     Document Type: Article

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