3.6 kb of the 5′ flanking DNA activates the mouse tyrosine hydroxylase gene promoter without catecholaminergic-specific expression

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 20-25

  Morgan, William W ^a,c   Walter, Christi A ^a   Windle, Jolene J ^a,b   Sharp, Z Dave ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio   (United States)

^c Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

Author keywords

Catecholamine; Dopamine; Transcription; Transgenic mouse; Tyrosine hydroxylase gene

Indexed keywords

TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CATECHOLAMINE SYNTHESIS; CELL SPECIFICITY; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION;

ADRENAL GLANDS; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; BRAIN; CATECHOLAMINES; DNA; ENZYME INDUCTION; GENES, REPORTER; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TYROSINE 3-MONOOXYGENASE;

ANIMALIA; MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 0030052630     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1996.66010020.x     Document Type: Article

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