Molecular mechanisms of hemoglobin switching

International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1197-1209

  Jane, Stephen M ^a,b   Cunningham, John M ^b,c  

^a ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Developmental regulation; Globin genes; Locus control region; Transcription; Transcription factors

Indexed keywords

CIS ACTING ELEMENT; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; ERYTHROID KRUPPEL LIKE FACTOR; HEMOGLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN F; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE LOCUS; GLOBIN GENE; HUMAN; MUTATION; PROMOTER REGION; REVIEW; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; THALASSEMIA; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, SWITCH; GLOBINS; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MULTIGENE FAMILY;

EID: 0030294815     PISSN: 13572725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1357-2725(96)00058-1     Document Type: Review

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