An E-box within the MHC IIB gene is bound by MyoD and is required for gene expression in fast muscle

American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology

Volumn 276, Issue 5 45-5, 1999, Pages

  Wheeler, Matthew T ^a   Snyder, Emily C ^a   Patterson, Melissa N ^a   Swoap, Steven J ^a  

^a WILLIAMS COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Hindlimb suspension; Myosin heavy chain; Somatic gene transfer; Transcription

Indexed keywords

MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAST MUSCLE; FEMALE; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE MUTATION; LEG MUSCLE; MYOTUBE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RAT; REPORTER GENE; SOLEUS MUSCLE; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0033023377     PISSN: 03636143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.1999.276.5.c1069     Document Type: Article

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