Identification of a short PIASx gene promoter that directs male germ cell-specific transcription in vivo

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 308, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 139-147

  Santti, Henrikki ^a   Mikkonen, Laura ^a   Hirvonen Santti, Sirpa ^a   Toppari, Jorma ^b   Jänne, Olli A ^a,c   Palvimo, Jorma J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

GC box; Male germ cell; PIASx; Spermatogenesis; Sumoylation; Testis; Transcription

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; LIGASE; NUCLEOTIDE; SUMO PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL LINE; DNA PROTEIN COMPLEX; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE ISOLATION; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GERM CELL; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PIASX GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TESTIS; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSGENE;

MURINAE; MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 0042349275     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-291X(03)01339-1     Document Type: Article

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