Absence of mef2 binding to the A/T-rich element in the muscle creatine kinase (MCK) enhancer correlates with lack of early expression of the MCK gene in embryonic mammalian muscle

Cell Growth and Differentiation

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 23-34

  Ferrari, Stefane ^a   Molinari, Susanna ^a   Melchionna, Roberta ^b   Angelis, Maria Gabriella Cusellade ^b   Battini, Renata ^a   De Angelis, Luciana ^b   Kelly, Robert ^c   Cossu, Giulio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE; GENE PRODUCT; MUSCLE ENZYME; PHOSPHOPROTEIN PHOSPHATASE INHIBITOR; REGULATOR PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA PROTEIN COMPLEX; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; FETUS; FETUS CELL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MOUSE; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; MYOTUBE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; CREATINE KINASE; DNA; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ENHANCER ELEMENTS (GENETICS); FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; MICE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOGENIC REGULATORY FACTORS; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; OKADAIC ACID; PHOSPHOPROTEIN PHOSPHATASE; PROTEIN BINDING; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSFECTION; VANADATES;

EID: 0031028290     PISSN: 10449523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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