Identification of cis-acting DNA elements required for expression of the human cardiac traponin I gene promoter

Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 95-108

  Bhavsar, Pankaj K ^a   Dellow, Kimberley A ^a   Yacoub, Magdi H ^a   Brand, Nigel J ^a   Barton, Paul J R ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CACC; Cardiac troponin I; GATA 4; MEF 2; Promoter; Transcription

Indexed keywords

CIS ACTING ELEMENT; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SP1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SP3; TROPONIN I; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HEART MUSCLE CELL; MUTATION; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RAT; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 0033971167     PISSN: 00222828     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmcc.1999.1058     Document Type: Article

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