Modulation of basal expression of the human α1(I) procollagen gene (COL1A1) by tandem NF-1/Sp1 promoter elements in normal human dermal fibroblasts

Matrix Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 425-434

  Artlett, Carol M ^a   Chen, Shu Jen ^b   Varga, John ^b   Jimenez, Sergio A ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Collagen gene transcription; Fibrosis; Human fibroblasts; NF 1 Sp1 binding elements

Indexed keywords

PROCOLLAGEN;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; SKIN FIBROBLAST; TANDEM REPEAT;

EID: 0031773665     PISSN: 0945053X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0945-053X(98)90102-0     Document Type: Article

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