Hox regulation of transcription: More complex(es)

Developmental Dynamics

Volumn 243, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 4-15

  Ladam, Franck ^a   Sagerström, Charles G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

CBP; Cofactor; Extradenticle; Gene expression; HDAC; Homothorax; Meis; Pbx; Prep

Indexed keywords

DNA; HMP PROTEIN; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; HOMOTHORAX PROTEIN; MEIS PROTEIN; MICRORNA; PBC PROTEIN; PREP PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BINDING AFFINITY; DNA PROTEIN COMPLEX; DROSOPHILA; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; VERTEBRATE;

CBP; COFACTOR; EXTRADENTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION; HDAC; HOMOTHORAX; MEIS; PBX; PREP;

ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; GENES, HOMEOBOX; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 84890857285     PISSN: 10588388     EISSN: 10970177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.23997     Document Type: Review

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