Tocopherol-associated protein is a ligand-dependent transcriptional activator

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 285, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 295-299

  Yamauchi, Jun ^a   Yamada, Kazuhiko ^a   Esashi, Takatoshi ^a   Iwamoto, Taku ^b   Kida, Satoshi ^b   Masushige, Shoichi ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH AND NUTRITION   (Japan)

^b TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gene expression; Transcription factor; Vitamin E; tocopherol

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; BETA TOCOPHEROL; CELL PROTEIN; DELTA TOCOPHEROL; GAMMA TOCOPHEROL; HYBRID PROTEIN; LIGAND; TOCOPHEROL;

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL DEFICIENCY; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSOL; FETUS RESORPTION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TRANSLOCATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; LIGAND BINDING; LIPID SOLUBILITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REPORTER GENE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034806216     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2001.5162     Document Type: Article

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