Characterization of a 5'-flanking region supporting the transcription of mouse thymosin β-4 in mouse NIH3T3 cells

Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry

Volumn 203, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 163-167

  Su, Yeu ^a   Chang, Shan Lin ^a   Hsiao, Huang Liang ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chloramphenicol acetyltransferase; Gene expression; Interferon response; NIH3T3 cells; Thymosin 4

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; CHLORAMPHENICOL ACETYLTRANSFERASE; CYTOKINE; DNA FRAGMENT; G ACTIN; INTERFERON; THYMOSIN BETA4;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL STRAIN 3T3; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA RESPONSIVE ELEMENT; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; REPORTER GENE;

EID: 0033996020     PISSN: 03008177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1007020619788     Document Type: Article

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