A 12-base-pair DNA motif that is repeated several times in metallothionein gene promoters confers metal regulation to a heterologous gene.

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• Publication year

  1984

• Venue

  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

• Publication date

  1984-12-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Chemistry

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  DOI 10.1073/PNAS.81.23.7318PMID 6095286PMCID PMC392137
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