Evidence for multiple signaling pathways in the regulation of gene expression by amino acids in human cell lines

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 130, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1555-1560

  Jousse, Céline ^a   Bruhat, Alain ^a   Ferrara, Marc ^a   Fafournoux, Pierre ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Amino acid; Asparagine synthetase; CHOP; Gene expression; Human cultured cells

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; ASPARTATE AMMONIA LIGASE; ESSENTIAL AMINO ACID;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PROTEIN INTAKE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0034039805     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/130.6.1555     Document Type: Article

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