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Transcription termination at the mouse mitochondrial H-strand promoter distal site requires an A/T rich sequence motif and sequence specific DNA binding proteins

  1. Vijayasarathy Camasamudram,
  2. Ji-Kang Fang,
  3. Narayan G. Avadhani

Article first published online: 14 FEB 2003

DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1033.2003.03461.x

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European Journal of Biochemistry

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volume 270, Issue 6, pages 1128–1140, March 2003

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Camasamudram, V., Fang, J.-K. and Avadhani, N. G. (2003), Transcription termination at the mouse mitochondrial H-strand promoter distal site requires an A/T rich sequence motif and sequence specific DNA binding proteins. European Journal of Biochemistry, 270: 1128–1140. doi: 10.1046/j.1432-1033.2003.03461.x

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  1. Laboratories of Biochemistry, Department of Animal Biology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

*V. Camasamudram, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, PO Box: 17666, Al-Ain, UAE. Fax: + 971 3 7672033, Tel.: + 971 3 7039502, E-mail: vijayc@uaeu.ac.ae

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  1. Issue published online: 24 FEB 2003
  2. Article first published online: 14 FEB 2003
  3. (Received 15 October 2002, revised 28 December 2002, accepted 14 January 2003)

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