Forkhead transcription factor HFH-4 and respiratory epithelial cell differentiation

American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 153-154

  Whitsett, Jeffrey A ^a   Tichelaar, Jay W ^a  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BASIC HELIX LOOP HELIX LEUCINE ZIPPER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; FOXI1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; FOXJ1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; GATA6 PROTEIN, HUMAN; HEPATOCYTE NUCLEAR FACTOR 4; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; MLX PROTEIN, HUMAN; NUCLEAR PROTEIN; PHOSPHOPROTEIN; THYROID NUCLEAR FACTOR 1; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GATA 6; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN;

BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL NUCLEUS; CYTOLOGY; EPITHELIUM CELL; EUKARYOTIC FLAGELLUM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; LUNG; METABOLISM; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; REVIEW;

BASIC HELIX-LOOP-HELIX LEUCINE ZIPPER TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL NUCLEUS; CILIA; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; GATA6 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HEPATOCYTE NUCLEAR FACTOR 4; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; LUNG; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; ZINC FINGERS;

EID: 0033172841     PISSN: 10441549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1165/ajrcmb.21.2.f159     Document Type: Review

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