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Transcriptional Regulation

trans Repression of the Human Metallothionein IIA Gene Promoter by PZ120, a Novel 120-Kilodalton Zinc Finger Protein

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Pages 680-689 | Received 03 Jun 1998, Accepted 28 Sep 1998, Published online: 28 Mar 2023

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