IFN-γ increases the hGH gene promoter activity in rat GH3 cells

Hormone Research

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 14-20

  Gong, Feng Ying ^a   Deng, Jie Ying ^a   Shi, Yi Fan ^a  

^a PEKING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

GH3 cells; Human growth hormone gene promoter; Interferon gamma; Mitogen activated protein kinase

Indexed keywords

2 (2 AMINO 3 METHOXYPHENYL)CHROMONE; DNA; GAMMA INTERFERON; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; LUCIFERASE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PIT 1;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL ASSAY; CELL STIMULATION; CELL STRAIN GH3; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE DELETION; GENE INDUCTION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HYPOPHYSIS CELL; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; RAT; REPORTER GENE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; CELL LINE, TUMOR; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENES, REPORTER; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; INTERFERON TYPE II; LUCIFERASES; PITUITARY GLAND; PLASMIDS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RATS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PIT-1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 0037941599     PISSN: 03010163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000070822     Document Type: Article

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