Characterization of quail Pax-6 (Pax-QNR) proteins expressed in the neuroretina.
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Nuclear localization signals, DNA binding, and transactivation properties of quail Pax-6 (Pax-QNR) isoforms.
We reported previously the characterization of Pax-QNR/Pax-6 products expressed in the avian neuroretina. Five proteins (48, 46, 43, 33, and 32 kDa) were characterized, among which the 33 and 32 kDa proteins are devoid of the paired domain. In contrast to the 48-kDa (containing an alternative paired exon 4a) and 46-kDa proteins exclusively located in the nucleus, the 43- (in which the paired ex...
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عنوان ژورنال: Molecular and Cellular Biology
سال: 1993
ISSN: 0270-7306,1098-5549
DOI: 10.1128/mcb.13.12.7257