Inverse expression pattern of REST and synapsin I in human neuroblastoma cells

Biological Chemistry

Volumn 379, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1301-1304

  Lietz, Michael ^a,b   Cicchetti, Fiera ^b   Thiel, Gerald ^a,b  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Neuroblastoma; Neuron specific transcription; Neuronal promoter; REST; Synapsin I; Transcriptional repression

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; SYNAPSIN I; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; GENE REPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NEUROBLASTOMA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; NEUROBLASTOMA; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; RNA, MESSENGER; SYNAPSINS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED; ZINC FINGERS;

EID: 0031761514     PISSN: 14316730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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