Regulation of tyrosinase gene expression by cAMP in B16 melanoma cells involves two CATGTG motifs surrounding the TATA box: Implication of the microphthalmia gene product

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 134, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 747-755

  Bertolotto, Corine ^a   Bille, Karine ^a   Ortonne, Jean Paul ^a   Ballotti, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MELANOCYTE; MELANOMA; MELANOMA CELL; MICROPHTHALMIA; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TATA BOX;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0029737712     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.134.3.747     Document Type: Article

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