Heat shock factor-1 mediates the transcriptional activation of Alzheimer's β-amyloid precursor protein gene in response to stress

Molecular Brain Research

Volumn 35, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 325-328

  Dewji, Nazneen N ^a   Do, Chau ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Heat shock element; Stress response; Transcriptional regulation; amyloid precursor protein

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN; AMYLOID PRECURSOR PROTEIN; ARSENITE SODIUM; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE ACTIVATION; HEAT SHOCK; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; STRESS; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030058190     PISSN: 0169328X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0169-328X(95)00214-D     Document Type: Article

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