Transcription factor USF2 is developmentally regulated in fetal lung and acts together with USF1 to induce SP-A gene expression

American Journal of Physiology - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology

Volumn 284, Issue 6 28-6, 2003, Pages

  Gao, Erwei ^a   Wang, Ying ^a   Alcorn, Joseph L ^a   Mendelson, Carole R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; E box; Gene expression; Regulation; Surfactant protein A; Type II cells; Upstream stimulatory factor

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HELIX LOOP HELIX PROTEIN; HYBRID PROTEIN; LEUCINE ZIPPER PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; NUCLEAR PROTEIN; SURFACTANT PROTEIN A; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UPSTREAM STIMULATORY FACTOR 1; UPSTREAM STIMULATORY FACTOR 2;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL MATURATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FLANKING REGION; DNA LIBRARY; DNA SEQUENCE; E BOX ELEMENT; FETUS; FETUS LUNG MATURATION; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LUNG ALVEOLUS CELL TYPE 2; LUNG FIBROBLAST; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; RABBIT; RIBONUCLEASE PROTECTION ASSAY; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0038511362     PISSN: 10400605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00219.2002     Document Type: Article

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