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A Novel DNA Binding Motif for Yeast Zinc Cluster Proteins: the Leu3p and Pdr3p Transcriptional Activators Recognize Everted Repeats

Karen Hellauer1 Department of Medicine, Royal Victoria Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, CanadaH3A 1A1
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Marie-Hélène Rochon2 Department of Microbiology and Immunology, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, CanadaH3A 1A1
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Bernard Turcotte1 Department of Medicine, Royal Victoria Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, CanadaH3A 1A1;2 Department of Microbiology and Immunology, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, CanadaH3A 1A1Correspondence[email protected]
Pages 6096-6102 | Received 03 Apr 1996, Accepted 07 Aug 1996, Published online: 29 Mar 2023

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