Activation of the glycoprotein hormone α-subunit gene promoter in thyrotropes

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 146, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 77-86

  Sarapura, Virginia D ^a   Strouth, Heidi L ^a   Wood, William M ^a   Gordon, David F ^a   Chester Ridgway, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Glycoprotein hormone subunit (mouse); Gonadotrope; Msx1; Ptx1; Thyrotrope

Indexed keywords

GLYCOPROTEIN; THYROTROPIN;

ALPHA CHAIN; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GONADOTROPIN SECRETING CELL; HYPOPHYSIS CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GLYCOPROTEIN HORMONES, ALPHA SUBUNIT; GONADOTROPINS, PITUITARY; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; LUCIFERASES; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MSX1 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; MUTAGENESIS; PAIRED BOX TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; PITUITARY GLAND; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 0032567146     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0303-7207(98)00195-6     Document Type: Article

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