A role for mitogen-activated protein kinase in mediating activation of the glycoprotein hormone α-subunit promoter by gonadotropin-releasing hormone

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 1995, Pages 3531-3539

  Roberson, Mark S ^a   Misra Press, Anita ^a   Laurance, Megan E ^a   Stork, Philip J S ^a   Maurer, Richard A ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ALPHA CHAIN; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DNA BINDING; DNA FLANKING REGION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0029062123     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/mcb.15.7.3531     Document Type: Article

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