Enhancer function and novel DNA binding protein activity in the near upstream βAPP gene promoter

Gene

Volumn 232, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 125-141

  Querfurth, H W ^a,b   Jiang, J ^a   Xia, W ^b   Selkoe, D J ^b  

^a ST ELIZABETH'S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

APP gene promoter; Alzheimer's disease; c Jun AP1; Enhancer; Sp1

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR AP 1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SP1;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENHANCER REGION; GENE ACTIVATION; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DNA BINDING;

AMYLOID BETA-PROTEIN PRECURSOR; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES; DNA FOOTPRINTING; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ELECTROPHORESIS; ENHANCER ELEMENTS (GENETICS); FIBROBLASTS; GENES, REPORTER; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; LUCIFERASES; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-JUN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 0033577830     PISSN: 03781119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1119(99)00091-8     Document Type: Article

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