Multiple binding sites for nuclear proteins of the anterior pituitary are located in the 5'-flanking region of the porcine follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) β-subunit gene

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 158, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 69-78

  Kato, Yukio ^a   Tomizawa, Kyoko ^a   Kato, Takako ^a  

^a GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

DNA binding protein; Follicle stimulating hormone; FSH; Glycoprotein hormone; Pig; Pituitary

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; FOLLITROPIN; GLYCOPROTEIN; NUCLEAR PROTEIN;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA BINDING; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; SWINE;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGIONS; ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE, BETA SUBUNIT; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REGULATORY SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; SWINE;

EID: 0032739920     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0303-7207(99)00184-7     Document Type: Article

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