Methyl-CpG-binding protein MeCP2 represses Sp1-activated transcription of the human leukosialin gene when the promoter is methylated

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 5492-5499

  Kudo, Shinichi ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEUKOSIALIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA METHYLATION; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE REPRESSION; GENE STRUCTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FELIS CATUS; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0031865709     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.18.9.5492     Document Type: Article

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