Transcription regulatory elements of the first intron control human transglutaminase type I gene expression in epidermal keratinocytes

Journal of Cellular Biochemistry

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 355-369

  Polakowska, Renata R ^a   Graf, B A ^a   Falciano, V ^a   LaCelle, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidermal keratinocytes; Gene regulation; Intron 1; TGM1; Transglutaminase

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; RETINOIC ACID; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPIDERMIS CELL; GENE CONTROL; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTRON; KERATINIZATION; KERATINOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

CALCIUM; CELLS, CULTURED; CHLORAMPHENICOL O-ACETYLTRANSFERASE; EPIDERMIS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, REGULATOR; HUMANS; INTRONS; KERATINOCYTES; KERATOLYTIC AGENTS; LIPOSOMES; MODELS, GENETIC; MUTAGENESIS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RIBONUCLEASES; TRANSFECTION; TRANSGLUTAMINASES; TRETINOIN;

EID: 0033562768     PISSN: 07302312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4644(19990601)73:3<355::AID-JCB7>3.0.CO;2-D     Document Type: Article

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