Identification of glucocorticoid-responsive elements that control transcription of rat glutamine synthetase

American Journal of Physiology - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology

Volumn 276, Issue 2 20-2, 1999, Pages

  Chandrasekhar, S ^a   Souba, Wiley W ^a   Abcouwer, Steve F ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic transcription; Glucocorticoid receptors; Glutamate ammonia ligase; Nucleic acid regulatory sequences; Promoter regions; Rodent interspersed deoxyribonucleic acid element; Short interspersed deoxyribonucleic acid repetitive element; Short interspersed element

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CATABOLISM; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; INTRON; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROSTATE CANCER; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; REPORTER GENE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TISSUE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0033040467     PISSN: 10400605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.1999.276.2.l319     Document Type: Article

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