On the origin of MADS-domain transcription factors

Trends in Genetics

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 149-153

  Gramzow, Lydia ^a   Ritz, Markus S ^a   Theißen, Günter ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA TOPOISOMERASE (ATP HYDROLYSING); MADS DOMAIN PROTEIN; MYOCYTE ENHANCER FACTOR 2; SERUM RESPONSE FACTOR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EUKARYOTE; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SHORT SURVEY;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, NEOPLASM; DNA TOPOISOMERASES, TYPE II, EUKARYOTIC; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; EUKARYOTA; GENE DUPLICATION; MADS DOMAIN PROTEINS;

ANIMALIA; EUKARYOTA; FUNGI;

EID: 77949912922     PISSN: 01689525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tig.2010.01.004     Document Type: Short Survey

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