Endothelial PAS domain protein 1 (EPAS1), a transcription factor selectively expressed in endothelial cells

Genes and Development

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 72-82

  Tian, Hui ^a   McKnight, Steven L ^a   Russell, David W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

chromosome 2p16 21; endothelial cell transcription; hypoxia inducible factor; PAS domain proteins; receptor tyrosine kinase; Tie 2

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; ERYTHROPOIETIN; HELIX LOOP HELIX PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOXIA; KIDNEY CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULARIZATION;

EID: 0031020884     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.11.1.72     Document Type: Article

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