Molecular cloning and characterization of the human VGF promoter region

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1390-1399

  Canu, Nadia ^a   Possenti, Roberta ^a   Rinaldi, Anna Maria ^a   Trani, Eugenia ^a   Levi, Andrea ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cyclic AMP response element; Secretory protein; Tissue specific transcription; VGF gene

Indexed keywords

NERVE GROWTH FACTOR;

ARTICLE; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; NEUROSECRETORY CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS REGULATION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TATA BOX; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

EID: 0031000793     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1997.68041390.x     Document Type: Article

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