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Gene Expression

Interaction between Transcriptional Activator Protein LAC9 and Negative Regulatory Protein GAL80

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Pages 2950-2956 | Received 22 Dec 1988, Accepted 17 Apr 1989, Published online: 31 Mar 2023

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