Ultraviolet-A-induced transactivation of the vascular endothelial growth factor gene in HaCaT keratinocytes is conveyed by activator protein-2 transcription factor

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 30-36

  Gille, Jens ^a   Reisinger, Kerstin ^a   Asbe Vollkopf, Aida ^a   Hardt Weinelt, Katja ^a   Kaufmann, Roland ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL FRANKFURT   (Germany)

Author keywords

AP 2; Gene expression; Keratinocytes; Ultraviolet radiation; UVA

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR AP 2; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR ALPHA; VASCULOTROPIN;

ARTICLE; CELL IMMORTALIZATION; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE CONSTRUCT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; KERATINOCYTE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHOTOACTIVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; REPORTER GENE; SKIN CARCINOGENESIS; TRANSACTIVATION; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION;

EID: 0033939846     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1747.2000.00020.x     Document Type: Article

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