A retinoic acid/cAMP-responsive enhancer containing a cAMP responsive element is required for the activation of the mouse thrombomodulin-encoding gene in differentiating F9 cells

Gene

Volumn 176, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 139-147

  Niforas, Peter ^a   Chu, Michael D ^a   Bird, Phillip ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Australia)

Author keywords

cAMP responsive element; CpG methylation; DNase I hypersensitivity; F9 teratocarcinoma; Gel mobility shift assay; Gene regulation; Site directed mutagenesis

Indexed keywords

BUCLADESINE; CYCLIC AMP; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE I; REPETITIVE DNA; RETINOIC ACID; THROMBOMODULIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; DNA METHYLATION; ENHANCER REGION; GENE ACTIVATION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SIMIAN VIRUS 40; TERATOCARCINOMA;

ANIMALIA; FELIS CATUS; MURINAE; SIMIAE; SIMIAN VIRUS; SIMIAN VIRUS 40;

EID: 0030591763     PISSN: 03781119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-1119(96)00238-7     Document Type: Article

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