Krüppel-like factors: Three fingers in control

Human Genomics

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 263-270

  Swamynathan, Shivalingappa K ^a  

^a University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA binding; Gene expression; Kr ppel like factor; Transcription factor; Zinc finger

Indexed keywords

KRUPPEL LIKE FACTOR; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN;

BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; DNA BASE COMPOSITION; GENETICS; HUMAN; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY; REVIEW;

BASE COMPOSITION; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; HUMANS; KRUPPEL-LIKE TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHYLOGENY; ZINC FINGERS;

EID: 85027945007     PISSN: 14739542     EISSN: 14797364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1479-7364-4-4-263     Document Type: Article

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