Phenylethanolamine N-methyltransferase gene expression: Synergistic activation by Egr-1, AP-2 and the glucocorticoid receptor

Molecular Brain Research

Volumn 61, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 154-161

  Wong, Dona L ^a   Siddall, Brenda J ^a   Ebert, Steven N ^a   Bell, Rose Ann ^a   Her, Song ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Phenylethanolamine N methyltransferase gene; Synergistic activation by Egr 1, AP 2 and glucocorticoid receptor

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; PHENYLETHANOLAMINE N METHYLTRANSFERASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR AP 2;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE INDUCTION; HORMONE RESPONSIVE ELEMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; RAT; REPORTER GENE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; DRUG SYNERGISM; EARLY GROWTH RESPONSE PROTEIN 1; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; IMMEDIATE-EARLY PROTEINS; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; PHENYLETHANOLAMINE N-METHYLTRANSFERASE; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RATS; RECEPTORS, GLUCOCORTICOID; TRANS-ACTIVATION (GENETICS); TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR AP-1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; ZINC FINGERS;

EID: 0032582570     PISSN: 0169328X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-328X(98)00225-3     Document Type: Article

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