Transcription factors in neuroendocrine regulation: Rhythmic changes in pCREB and ICER levels frame melatonin synthesis

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 3326-3336

  Maronde, Erik ^a,d   Pfeffer, Martina ^a   Olcese, James ^b   Molina, Carlos A ^c   Schlotter, Florence ^c   Dehghani, Faramarz ^a   Korf, Horst Werner ^a   Stehle, Jörg H ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^c RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d Niedersachsisches Inst P   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antisense; Arylalkylamine N acetyltransferase; CAMP signaling; Circadian rhythm; CREB (cAMP responsive element binding protein); ICER (inducible cAMP early repressor); Melatonin; Pineal gland; Transcription factor

Indexed keywords

ARALKYLAMINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; CYCLIC AMP; CYCLIC AMP RESPONSIVE ELEMENT BINDING PROTEIN; MELATONIN; MESSENGER RNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PINEAL BODY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

EID: 0033135033     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.19-09-03326.1999     Document Type: Article

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