The Bax inhibitor-1 gene is differentially regulated in adult testis and developing lung by two alternative TATA-less promoters

Genomics

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 201-208

  Jean, Jyh Chang ^a   Oakes, Sean M ^a   Joyce Brady, Martin ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; NUCLEASE S1; PROTEIN BAX;

ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL POPULATION; CODON; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE CONTROL; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; LUNG DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TATA BOX; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0345620823     PISSN: 08887543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/geno.1999.5761     Document Type: Article

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