The CArG promoter sequence is necessary for muscle-specific transcription of the cardiac actin gene in Xenopus embryos.

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1980 • 15,302 citations

Efficientin vitrosynthesis of biologically active RNA and RNA hybridization probes from plasmids containing a bacteriophage SP6 promoter

1984 • 6,459 citations

Serial passaging and differentiation of myogenic cells isolated from dystrophic mouse muscle

1977 • 2,070 citations

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1972 • 1,861 citations

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1987 • 1,640 citations

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1982 • 1,406 citations

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1986 • 1,322 citations

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1983 • 1,076 citations

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1983 • 992 citations

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1987 • 760 citations

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1983 • 627 citations

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1986 • 432 citations

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1970 • 373 citations

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1984 • 354 citations

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1984 • 329 citations

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1980 • 305 citations

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1985 • 291 citations

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1983 • 285 citations

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1985 • 238 citations

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1988 • 227 citations

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1985 • 199 citations

Chapter 7 Methods for Nuclear Transplantation in Amphibia

1977 • 196 citations

Duplicated CArG Box Domains Have Positive and Mutually Dependent Regulatory Roles in Expression of the Human α-Cardiac Actin Gene

1987 • 192 citations

Xenopus cytoskeletal actin and human c-fos gene promoters share a conserved protein-binding site.

1987 • 181 citations

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1986 • 155 citations

Multiple 5'-flanking regions of the human alpha-skeletal actin gene synergistically modulate muscle-specific expression.

1987 • 150 citations

Upstream sequences required for tissue-specific activation of the cardiac actin gene in Xenopus laevis embryos.

1986 • 144 citations

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1986 • 137 citations

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1986 • 108 citations

Two nuclear factors compete for the skeletal muscle actin promoter.

1987 • 102 citations

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1988 • 93 citations

CArG boxes in the human cardiac alpha-actin gene are core binding sites for positive trans-acting regulatory factors.

1987 • 84 citations

Tissue-specific expression of actin genes injected into Xenopus embryos

1986 • 80 citations

The ‘CC.Ar.GG’ box

1988 • 65 citations

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1986 • 55 citations

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1987 • 42 citations

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1986 • 25 citations