Identification of a novel repressive element that contributes to neuron- specific gene expression

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 17, Issue 20, 1997, Pages 7583-7593

  Weber, Joseph R M ^a   Skene, J H Pate ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

GAP 43; Gene; Neuron; Repressive element; SNOG element; TATA box; Transcription

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; DNA DETERMINATION; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVE CONDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN BINDING; REPRESSOR GENE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SILENCER GENE; SYNAPTOSOME; TATA BOX;

EID: 0030868576     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.17-20-07583.1997     Document Type: Article

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