Identification of a non-canonical E-box motif as a regulatory element in the proximal promoter region of the apolipoprotein E gene

Biochemical Journal

Volumn 370, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 979-986

  Salero, Enrique ^a   Giménez, Cecilio ^a   Zafra, Francisco ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Apolipoprotein E; E box; Gene regulation; Nervous system; Upstream regulatory factor (USF)

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; BRAIN; CELLS; DNA; ELECTROPHORESIS; YEAST;

PROTEIN COMPLEXES;

GENETIC ENGINEERING;

APOLIPOPROTEIN E; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UPSTREAM STIMULATORY FACTOR;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; E BOX ELEMENT; ENZYME ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HELA CELL; HEPATOMA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REPORTER GENE; UPSTREAM REGULATORY ELEMENT;

ANIMALS; APOLIPOPROTEINS E; CELL LINE; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; E-BOX ELEMENTS; GENES, REPORTER; HELIX-LOOP-HELIX MOTIFS; HUMANS; OLIGONUCLEOTIDES; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PROTEIN BINDING; RATS; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TWO-HYBRID SYSTEM TECHNIQUES; UPSTREAM STIMULATORY FACTORS;

EID: 0037444792     PISSN: 02646021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BJ20021142     Document Type: Article

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