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Fol. Biol. 2006, 52, 101-108

https://doi.org/10.14712/fb2006052040101

BIR-1, the Homologue of Human Survivin, Regulates Expression of Developmentally Active Collagen Genes in C. elegans

P. Libý1, M. Pohludka1, J. Vohánka2, M. Kostrouchová1, D. Kostrouch2, M. Kostrouchová2, J. E. Rall3, Zdeněk Kostrouch1

1Laboratory of Molecular Pathology, Institute of Inherited Metabolic Disorders, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
2Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Institute of Inherited Metabolic Disorders, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
3Clinical Endocrinology Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA

Received July 2006
Accepted July 2006

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