OTX2 homeodomain protein binds a DNA element necessary for interphotoreceptor retinoid binding protein gene expression

Mechanisms of Development

Volumn 82, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 165-169

  Bobola, Nicoletta ^a   Briata, Paola ^b   Ilengo, Cristina ^b   Rosatto, Nadia ^d   Craft, Cheryl ^c   Corte, Giorgio ^a,b   Ravazzolo, Roberto ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c DOHENY EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bicoid; CRX; Developmen t; Dro sophila; Eye; Gel retardation; Gene; HeLa; Homeodomain; Human; Immunohistochemistry; Interphotoreceptor retinoid binding protein; IRBP; OTX2; Photoreceptors; Promoter; Retina; Retinoblastoma; Supershift; Transcriptional regulation; Transfection; Vertebrate; WERI Rb1

Indexed keywords

RETINOID BINDING PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; DROSOPHILA; EYE DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; RETINA DEVELOPMENT; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CATTLE; CELL LINE; DNA; DNA PRIMERS; EYE PROTEINS; HELA CELLS; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; OTX TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; PHOTORECEPTORS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RETINA; RETINOL-BINDING PROTEINS; SPODOPTERA; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 0032976947     PISSN: 09254773     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-4773(98)00162-2     Document Type: Article

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