A regulatory domain within the virus-response element of the interferon α1 gene acts as a transcriptional repressor sequence and determinant of cell-specific gene expression

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 236, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 895-903

  Dent, Carolyn L ^a   Gewert, Dirk R ^a  

^a WELLCOME RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cell specific; interferon; repression; Sendai virus; transcription

Indexed keywords

ALPHA1 INTERFERON; BETA INTERFERON;

ARTICLE; CELL LINE; DNA RESPONSIVE ELEMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTERFERON INDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPORTER GENE; SENDAI VIRUS; VIRUS INFECTION;

SENDAI VIRUS;

EID: 0030012252     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1996.t01-1-00895.x     Document Type: Article

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