Mechanisms of transcriptional regulation of gene expression in smooth muscle cells

Circulation Research

Volumn 82, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1238-1242

  Suzuki, Toru ^a   Nagai, Ryozo ^b   Yazaki, Yoshio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gene expression; Smooth muscle; Transcription

Indexed keywords

MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN; REGULATOR PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; ENHANCER REGION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MUTAGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SHORT SURVEY; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0032577957     PISSN: 00097330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.RES.82.12.1238     Document Type: Short Survey

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