The Na-G ion channel is transcribed from a single promoter controlled by distinct neuron- and Schwann cell-specific DNA elements

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 2575-2585

  Poiraud, Etienne ^a   Gruszczynski, Carole ^a   Porteu, Arlette ^b   Cambier, Hélène ^a   Escurat, Michel ^a   Koulakoff, Annette ^a   Kahn, Axel ^b   Berwald Netter, Yoheved ^a   Gautron, Sophie ^a,c  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c FACULTÉ DE MÉDECINE   (France)

Author keywords

Ion channel; Neuron; Schwann cell; Transgenic mice

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHANNEL;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SCHWANN CELL; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DNA FOOTPRINTING; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; EXONS; GANGLIA, SPINAL; GENES, REPORTER; LIVER; LUNG; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUSCLES; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEURONS; NEURONS, AFFERENT; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RATS; RATS, INBRED F344; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; REGULATORY SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; RNA, MESSENGER; SCHWANN CELLS; SODIUM CHANNELS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

ANIMALIA; GILA; MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 0032707799     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1999.0732575.x     Document Type: Article

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