A classical enhancer element responsive to both lipopolysaccharide and interferon-γ augments induction of the iNOS gene in mouse macrophages

Gene

Volumn 158, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 247-251

  Alley, Eban W ^a,b   Murphy, William J ^a,b   Russell, Stephen W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

gene expression; inducible nitric oxide synthase; Transcription regulation

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ENHANCER REGION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INDUCTION; MACROPHAGE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

AMINO ACID OXIDOREDUCTASES; ANIMAL; ENHANCER ELEMENTS (GENETICS); ENZYME INDUCTION; INTERFERON TYPE II; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MACROPHAGES; MICE; NITRIC-OXIDE SYNTHASE; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0029027435     PISSN: 03781119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-1119(94)00892-V     Document Type: Article

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