The cell-specific silencer region of the human dopamine β-hydroxylase gene contains several negative regulatory elements

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 41-50

  Kim, Hee Sun ^a   Yang, Chunying ^a   Kim, Kwang Soo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell specificity; Dopamine hydroxylase; Negative regulatory elements; Silencer region

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE BETA MONOOXYGENASE;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CELL SPECIFICITY; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; GENETIC REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REGULATOR GENE; SILENCER GENE; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

EID: 0031840539     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1998.71010041.x     Document Type: Article

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