An intronic enhancer containing an N-box motif is required for synapse- and tissue-specific expression of the acetylcholinesterase gene in skeletal muscle fibers.

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Published in Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A on April 13, 1999

Authors

R Y Chan1, C Boudreau-Larivière, L M Angus, F A Mankal, B J Jasmin

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, 451 Smyth Road, Ottawa, ON K1H 8M5, Canada.

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