Regulation of the Neural-Specific Gene VGF in PC12 Cells: Identification of Transcription Factors Interacting with NGF-Responsive Elements

Journal of Molecular Neuroscience

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 223-241

  Luc, Phuong Van T ^a   Wagner, John A ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

AP1; AP2; cAMP; CREB; EGF; Neural specific gene expression; NGF

Indexed keywords

HERPES; SIMPLEXVIRUS;

BUCLADESINE; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NEUROPEPTIDE; PROTEIN; VGF PROTEIN, RAT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL STRAIN; DNA FOOTPRINTING; DNA SEQUENCE; DRUG EFFECT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROMOTER REGION; RAT; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

ANIMALS; BUCLADESINE; DNA FOOTPRINTING; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; NEURONS; NEUROPEPTIDES; PC12 CELLS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PROTEINS; RATS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 0031158558     PISSN: 08958696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02736835     Document Type: Article

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