Helix-loop-helix motif in GnRH associated peptide is critical for negative regulation of prolactin secretion

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 272, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 731-740

  Chavali, Gayatri B ^a   Nagpal, Sushma ^a   Majumdar, Subeer S ^a   Singh, Om ^a   Salunke, Dinakar M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF IMMUNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Circular dichroism; Computer modelling; Prolactin secretion; Structure activity relationship; Transcriptional regulation

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN ASSOCIATED PEPTIDE; GONADOTROPIN; HELIX LOOP HELIX PROTEIN; PEPTIDE FRAGMENT; PROLACTIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN RELEASE; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0031563801     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1997.1274     Document Type: Article

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