Functional characterization of the human prion protein promoter in neuronal and endothelial cells

Journal of Molecular Medicine

Volumn 79, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 529-535

  Funke Kaiser, H ^a   Theis, S ^a   Behrouzi, T ^a   Thomas, A ^a   Scheuch, K ^a   Zollmann, F ^a   Paterka, M ^a   Paul, M ^a   Orzechowski, H D ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Human prion protein promoter; Neuronal and endothelial cells; Reporter gene assay; Transcriptional start sites

Indexed keywords

CELL PROTEIN; PRION PROTEIN;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; 5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ARTICLE; DELETION MUTANT; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; GENE CONTROL; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC PROCEDURES; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOLECULAR CLONING; NERVE CELL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RIBONUCLEASE PROTECTION ASSAY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGIONS; CELL LINE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; ENDOTHELIUM; EXONS; GENE DELETION; GENES, REPORTER; HUMANS; MUTAGENESIS; NEURONS; PLASMIDS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PRPC PROTEINS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RIBONUCLEASES; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 0034808266     PISSN: 09462716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001090100270     Document Type: Article

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