Proneural and proneuroendocrine transcription factor expression in cutaneous mechanoreceptor (Merkel) cells and Merkel cell carcinoma

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 103-110

  Leonard, J Helen ^a,e   Cook, Anthony L ^a,b   Van Gele, Mireille ^c   Boyle, Glen M ^d   Inglis, Kelly J ^d   Speleman, Frank ^c   Sturm, Richard A ^b  

^a Queensland Radium Institute   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^d QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^e ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

ATH1; Brn 3c; Mechanoreceptor; Merkel cell; POU

Indexed keywords

HELIX LOOP HELIX PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR HATH1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR MASH1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR POU IV; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR POU4F3; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL LINE; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MECHANORECEPTOR; MERKEL CELL TUMOR; NEUROSECRETORY CELL; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION;

BASIC HELIX-LOOP-HELIX TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CARCINOMA, MERKEL CELL; CELL LINE; CELLS, CULTURED; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MERKEL CELLS; MUSCLE PROTEINS; PHENOTYPE; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR BRN-3A; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0037056214     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ijc.10554     Document Type: Article

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