Organization and expression of basement membrane collagen IV genes and their roles in human disorders

Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 123, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 767-776

  Sado, Yoshikazu ^a   Kagawa, Megumi ^a   Naito, Ichiro ^a   Ueki, Yasuyoshi ^b   Seki, Tsugio ^b   Momota, Ryusuke ^b   Oohashi, Toshitaka ^b   Ninomiya, Yoshifumi ^b  

^a Shigei Medical Research Institute   (Japan)

^b OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alport syndrome; Basement membrane; Bidirectional promoter; Collagen IV; Diffuse leiomyomatosis associated with Alport syndrome

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN TYPE 4;

ALPHA CHAIN; ALPORT SYNDROME; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CHROMOSOMAL LOCALIZATION; EVOLUTION; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY; LEIOMYOMATOSIS; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; SKIN; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0031970014     PISSN: 0021924X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jbchem.a022003     Document Type: Review

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