Synergistic interactions between overlapping binding sites for the serum response factor and ELK-1 proteins mediate both basal enhancement and phorbol ester responsiveness of primate cytomegalovirus major immediate-early promoters in monocyte and T-lymphocyte cell types

Journal of Virology

Volumn 70, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 8590-8605

  Chan, Yu Jiun ^a   Chiou, Chuang Jiun ^a   Huang, Qi ^a   Hayward, Gary S ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHORBOL 13 ACETATE 12 MYRISTATE; SERUM RESPONSE FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRUS PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMEDIATE EARLY GENE; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; T LYMPHOCYTE;

EID: 0029914073     PISSN: 0022538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jvi.70.12.8590-8605.1996     Document Type: Article

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