Transcriptional regulation of the heme oxygenase-1 gene via the stress response element pathway

Current Pharmaceutical Design

Volumn 9, Issue 30, 2003, Pages 2499-2511

  Alam, J ^a   Cook, J L ^a  

^a OCHSNER CLINIC FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Bach1; Basic leucine zipper proteins; Heme oxygenase 1; Maf; Nrf2; Oxidative stress; Stress response elements

Indexed keywords

1,2 DICHLORO 4 NITROBENZENE; ANTIOXIDANT; ARSENIC TRIOXIDE; BENZO[A]PYRENE; BINDING PROTEIN; CADMIUM; COBALT; CURCUMIN; CYCLIC AMP; CYCLIC AMP RESPONSIVE ELEMENT BINDING PROTEIN; DIMER; DNA; GLUCOSE OXIDASE; GOLD; HEME; HEME OXYGENASE 1; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MESSENGER RNA; PARACETAMOL; PHORBOL 13 ACETATE 12 MYRISTATE; POLYPHENOL; PROSTAGLANDIN J2; REGULATOR PROTEIN; TOXIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR AP 1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NF E2; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NRF2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; XENOBIOTIC AGENT;

CATABOLISM; CATALYSIS; CELL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INDUCTION; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE INDUCTION; GENE REPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOLOGY; PLANT; PLEIOTROPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN TARGETING; REVIEW; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; HEME OXYGENASE (DECYCLIZING); HEME OXYGENASE-1; HUMANS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NF-E2-RELATED FACTOR 2; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RESPONSE ELEMENTS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0141885079     PISSN: 13816128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1381612033453730     Document Type: Review

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