Telokin expression in A10 smooth muscle cells requires serum response factor

American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology

Volumn 272, Issue 4 41-4, 1997, Pages

  Herring, B Paul ^a   Smith, Aiping Fan ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

gene regulation; myosin light chain kinase; promoter

Indexed keywords

MYOSIN LIGHT CHAIN KINASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; CELL SPECIFICITY; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; INTRON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; TATA BOX; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030938768     PISSN: 03636143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.1997.272.4.c1394     Document Type: Article

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