Negative regulation of the α-foetoprotein gene in fibroblasts: Identification and characterization of cis and trans elements

Folia Biologica

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 5-13

  Henriette, M F ^a   Gabant, P ^a   Dreze, P L ^a   Szpirer, C ^a   Szpirer, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

DNA binding proteins; Extinction; Silencer; Transcription; foetoprotein

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; CIS ACTING ELEMENT; NUCLEAR PROTEIN; THYMIDINE KINASE; TRANS ACTING FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA PROTEIN COMPLEX; FIBROBLAST; GENE REPRESSION; HEPATOMA CELL; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYBRID CELL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; RAT; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALIA; HERPES; HERPESVIRIDAE; SIMPLEXVIRUS;

EID: 0031034516     PISSN: 00155500     EISSN: 25337602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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