Activation of proglucagon gene transcription through a novel promoter element by the caudal-related homeodomain protein cdx-2/3

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 19-28

  Jin, Tianru ^a   Drucker, Daniel J ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRICETINAE;

HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; PROGLUCAGON;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL SPECIFICITY; CELL STRAIN 3T3; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; L CELL; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS ISLET CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMAL; BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; CELL LINE; DNA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GLUCAGON; HAMSTERS; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HUMAN; INTESTINES; ISLETS OF LANGERHANS; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PROTEIN PRECURSORS; RATS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0029655778     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.16.1.19     Document Type: Article

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