Transcriptional profiling of Krüppel-like factor 4 reveals a function in cell cycle regulation and epithelial differentiation

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 326, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 665-677

  Chen, Xinming ^a   Whitney, Erika M ^a   Gao, Shu Y ^a   Yang, Vincent W ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

cDNA microarray; Cell cycle; Epithelial differentiation; KLF4; Transcriptional profiling

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; KERATIN; KRUPPEL LIKE FACTOR 4; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CELL CYCLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL HYBRIDIZATION; CELL LINE; CHROMOSOME 12; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA MICROARRAY; EPITHELIUM CELL; GENE CLUSTER; GENE TARGETING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; RNA EXTRACTION; UPREGULATION;

EID: 0037459050     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-2836(02)01449-3     Document Type: Article

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