Activated Raf kinase inhibits muscle cell differentiation through a MEF2-dependent mechanism

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 113, Issue 23, 2000, Pages 4211-4220

  Winter, B ^a   Arnold, H H ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

MEF2; Myogenesis; Raf; Ras

Indexed keywords

GROWTH FACTOR; HELIX LOOP HELIX PROTEIN; MYOCYTE ENHANCER FACTOR 2 PROTEIN; MYOD PROTEIN; MYOGENIC FACTOR; MYOGENIN; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN; PROTEIN KINASE; RAF PROTEIN; RAS PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MATURATION; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL SPECIFICITY; CELL TYPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MUSCLE CELL; MYOBLAST; MYOTUBE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; REPORTER GENE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSACTIVATION;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL NUCLEUS; CELLS, CULTURED; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FIBROBLASTS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, RAS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C3H; MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; MUSCLE FIBERS; MUSCLE PROTEINS; MUTAGENESIS; MYOGENIC REGULATORY FACTOR 5; MYOGENIC REGULATORY FACTORS; MYOGENIN; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-RAF; RATS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 0034529501     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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