Inducible PDGF A-chain transcription in smooth muscle cells is mediated by Egr-1 displacement of Sp1 and Sp3

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 273, Issue 3 42-3, 1997, Pages

  Silverman, Eric S ^a   Khachigian, Levon M ^b   Lindner, Volkhard ^c   Williams, Amy J ^a   Collins, Tucker ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c Maine Medical Center Research Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Gene regulation; Growth factor; Transcription factor; Vascular remodeling

Indexed keywords

PHORBOL 13 ACETATE 12 MYRISTATE; PLATELET DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR A; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SP1;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTERY INJURY; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BASE PAIRING; COW; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

EID: 0030882343     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.1997.273.3.h1415     Document Type: Article

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