Comparative analysis of the genomic structures and promoter activities of mouse Siaα2,3Galβ1,3GalNAc GalNAcα2,6-sialyltransferase genes (ST6GalNAc III and IV): Characterization of their Sp1 binding sites

Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 127, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 399-409

  Takashima, Shou ^a   Kurosawa, Nobuyuki ^a,b   Tachida, Yuriko ^a   Inoue, Mio ^a   Tsuji, Shuichi ^a  

^a INST OF PHYS AND CHEMICAL RESEARCH   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

GalNac 2,6 sialyltransferase; GD1 synthase; Genomic structure; Molecular cloning; Sialyltransferase

Indexed keywords

N ACETYLGALACTOSAMINE ALPHA2,6 SIALYLTRANSFERASE; SIALYLTRANSFERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; EXON; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE STRUCTURE; HOMEOBOX; INTRON; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PEPTIDE MAPPING; PROMOTER REGION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 0034072661     PISSN: 0021924X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jbchem.a022621     Document Type: Article

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