Interleukin-6-specific activation of the C/EBPδ gene in hepatocytes is mediated by Stat3 and Sp1

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 2108-2117

  Cantwell, Carrie A ^a   Sterneck, Esta ^a   Johnson, Peter F ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; GAMMA INTERFERON; GENE PRODUCT; INTERCELLULAR ADHESION MOLECULE 1; INTERLEUKIN 6; STAT1 PROTEIN; STAT3 PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SP1;

ACUTE PHASE RESPONSE; ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; HEPATOMA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFLAMMATION; LIVER CELL; MOLECULAR CLONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSACTIVATION;

EID: 0031944478     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/mcb.18.4.2108     Document Type: Article

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