Identification of the second tonicity-responsive enhancer for the betaine transporter (BGT1) gene

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Gene Structure and Expression

Volumn 1446, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 359-364

  Miyakawa, Hiroshi ^a   Rim, Jong S ^a   Handler, Joseph S ^a   Kwon, H Moo ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Betaine transporter; Compatible osmolyte; Tonicity responsive enhancer

Indexed keywords

HYPERTONIC SOLUTION; LUCIFERASE;

ARTICLE; CELL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FLANKING REGION; ENHANCER REGION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; CARRIER PROTEINS; CELL LINE; DOGS; ENHANCER ELEMENTS (GENETICS); HYPERTONIC SOLUTIONS; KIDNEY; LUCIFERASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; RESPONSE ELEMENTS; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 0032772214     PISSN: 01674781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-4781(99)00122-0     Document Type: Article

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