Novel androgen-dependent promoters direct expression of the C4b-binding protein α-chain gene in epididymis

Journal of Immunology

Volumn 166, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 4570-4577

  Nonaka, M I ^a   Wang, G ^a   Mori, T ^a   Okada, H ^a   Nonaka, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4B; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; MESSENGER RNA;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; 5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ALPHA CHAIN; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BETA CHAIN; COMPLEMENT INHIBITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDIDYMIS; EXON; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GUINEA PIG; HORMONE RESPONSIVE ELEMENT; INTRON; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RNA SPLICING;

EID: 0035313374     PISSN: 00221767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.166.7.4570     Document Type: Article

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