Foxp3 regulates gene expression mostly via its proline-rich interaction region independent of its own DNA-binding domain
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INSTRUMENT(S): Illumina HiSeq 2000
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
SUBMITTER: Michael Stubbington
PROVIDER: E-MTAB-2988 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
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