TE2 and TE1 sub-elements of the testis-specific histone H1t promoter are functionally different

Journal of Cellular Biochemistry

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1177-1187

  Wilkerson, Donald C ^a,b   Wolfe, Steven A ^a,b   Grimes, Sidney R ^a,b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b OVERTON BROOKS VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Gene regulation; Histone H1t; Spermatogenesis; TE1; TE2; Testis specific; Transcription

Indexed keywords

CYTOSINE; DNA; HISTONE; HISTONE H1T; NUCLEAR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; LEYDIG CELL; METHYLATION; MOUSE; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RAT; SPERMATOCYTE; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION SITE;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENES, REGULATOR; HISTONES; MALE; METHYLATION; MICE; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS;

ANIMALIA; ILEX COOKII;

EID: 0037445985     PISSN: 07302312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcb.10468     Document Type: Article

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