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. 1990 Jul 15;269(2):543–545. doi: 10.1042/bj2690543

Detection in non-erythroid cells of a factor with the binding characteristics of the erythroid cell transcription factor EF1.

N D Perkins 1, K H Orchard 1, M L Collins 1, D S Latchman 1, G H Goodwin 1
PMCID: PMC1131613  PMID: 2386492

Abstract

The erythroid transcription factor erythroid factor-1 (EF1) plays a critical role in the transcription of erythroid-specific genes. Here we report the presence of a factor with the mobility and sequence-specific DNA-binding characteristics of EF1 at low abundance in a wide variety of non-erythroid cell types. This is the first report of an EF1-like activity in non-erythroid cells and indicates that this factor may play a role in the regulation of genes expressed in such cells.

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