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No Factors Except for the Hap Complex increase the Taka-amylase A Gene Expression by Binding to the CCAAT Sequence in the Promoter Region

Masashi KATODepartment of Biological Mechanisms and Functions, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University
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Fumiko NARUSEDepartment of Biological Mechanisms and Functions, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University
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Tetsuo KOBAYASHIDepartment of Biological Mechanisms and Functions, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University
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Norihiro TSUKAGOSHIDepartment of Biological Mechanisms and Functions, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University
Pages 2340-2342 | Received 17 Apr 2001, Accepted 31 May 2001, Published online: 22 May 2014

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