Noradrenergic-specific transcription of the dopamine β-hydroxylase gene requires synergy of multiple cis-acting elements including at least two Phox2a-binding sites

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 18, Issue 20, 1998, Pages 8247-8260

  Kim, Hee Sun ^a   Seo, Hyemyung ^a   Yang, Chunying ^a   Brunet, Jean Francois ^b   Kim, Kwang Soo ^a  

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

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

AP2; Cell type specific transcription; Cis acting element; Dopamine hydroxylase; Homeodomain protein; Noradrenergic neuron; Phox2a; Phox2b; Sp1; Synergistic activation

Indexed keywords

CIS ACTING ELEMENT; DOPAMINE BETA MONOOXYGENASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR AP 2; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SP1;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NORADRENERGIC SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0032531711     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.18-20-08247.1998     Document Type: Article

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