The NeuroD1/BETA2 sequences essential for insulin gene transcription colocalize with those necessary for neurogenesis and p300/CREB binding protein binding

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 704-713

  Sharma, Arun ^a,c   Moore, Melissa ^b   Marcora, Edoardo ^b   Lee, Jacqueline E ^b   Qiu, Yi ^a   Samaras, Susan ^a   Stein, Roland ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c JOSLIN DIABETES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP RESPONSIVE ELEMENT BINDING PROTEIN; INSULIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; GENE LOCATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE TARGETING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0032931767     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.19.1.704     Document Type: Article

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