Interactions between heterologous helix-loop-helix proteins generate complexes that bind specifically to a common DNA sequence

Cornelis Murre; Patrick Page-McCaw; Harald Vaessin; Michael Caudy; Lily Yeh Jan; Yuh Nung Jan; Carlos V. Cabrera; Jean N. Buskin; Stephen D. Hauschka; Andrew B. Lassar; Harold Weintraub; David Baltimore

doi:10.1016/0092-8674(89)90434-0

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BiologyHelix-turn-helixEnhancerBasic helix-loop-helixMyoDDNADNA-binding proteinHeterologousMutantGeneticsCell biologyMolecular biologyTranscription factorGene

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Year: 1989
Type: article
Volume: 58
Issue: 3
Pages: 537-544
Citations: 1876
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                                    Cornelis Murre, 
                                
                                    Patrick Page-McCaw, 
                                
                                    Harald Vaessin
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1989). 
                            Interactions between heterologous helix-loop-helix proteins generate complexes that bind specifically to a common DNA sequence. 
                            Cell
                            , 58
                            (3)
                            , 537-544.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/0092-8674(89)90434-0
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/0092-8674(89)90434-0