Characterization of the human glycerol kinase promoter: Identification of a functional HNF-4α binding site and evidence for transcriptional activation

Molecular Genetics and Metabolism

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 412-418

  Stepanian, Sevan V ^a   Huyn, Steven T ^a   McCabe, Edward R B ^a,b   Dipple, Katrina M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Gene expression; Glycerol kinase; Glycerol kinase deficiency; HNF 4

Indexed keywords

GLYCEROL KINASE; HEPATOCYTE NUCLEAR FACTOR 4; HEPATOCYTE NUCLEAR FACTOR 4 ALPHA; LIVER EXTRACT; LUCIFERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CELL STRAIN HEPG2; COMPUTER MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENZYME ANALYSIS; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; GLYCEROL KINASE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INBORN ERROR OF METABOLISM; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CELL NUCLEUS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

EID: 0345356238     PISSN: 10967192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2003.10.003     Document Type: Article

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