Gene regulation: Protein escorts to the transcription ball

被引:8
作者
Chin, JW [1 ]
Kohler, JJ [1 ]
Schneider, TL [1 ]
Schepartz, A [1 ]
机构
[1] Yale Univ, Dept Chem, New Haven, CT 06511 USA
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10.1016/S0960-9822(00)80107-4
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
A new way by which the potency of a eukaryotic transcription factor can be regulated has been discovered, in which nuclear factors increase the concentration of the transcription factor's active form by modulating an otherwise unfavorable equilibrium between monomeric and dimeric forms of the protein. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:R929 / R932
页数:4
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