The transcription factors MTF-1 and USF1 cooperate to regulate mouse metallothionein-I expression in response to the essential metal zinc in visceral endoderm cells during early development

EMBO Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1114-1122

  Andrews, Glen K ^a   Lee, Dae Kee ^a,b   Ravindra, Rudravajhala ^a   Lichtlen, Peter ^c,d   Sirito, Mario ^e   Sawadogo, Michele ^e   Schaffner, Walter ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c ESBATech AG   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Endoderm; Metallothionein I MTF 1; USF; Zinc

Indexed keywords

HELIX LOOP HELIX PROTEIN; METALLOTHIONEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR MTF1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UPSTREAM STIMULATORY FACTOR 1; ZINC;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENDODERM; GENE ACTIVATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANIMALS; DIET; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; ENDODERM; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENOTYPE; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; METALLOTHIONEIN; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MICE, TRANSGENIC; PREGNANCY; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RESPONSE ELEMENTS; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; UPSTREAM STIMULATORY FACTORS; YOLK SAC; ZINC;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0035283151     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/20.5.1114     Document Type: Article

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