Amino acids as regulators of gene expression: Molecular mechanisms

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 313, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 447-452

  Jousse, Céline ^a   Averous, Julien ^a   Bruhat, Alain ^a   Carraro, Valérie ^a   Mordier, Sylvie ^a   Fafournoux, Pierre ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Asparagine synthetase; CHOP; Gene expression; IGFBP 1; Protein under nutrition

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; ASPARTATE AMMONIA LIGASE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE GROWTH FACTOR; HISTIDINE; ISOLEUCINE; LEUCINE; LYSINE; METHIONINE; PHENYLALANINE; THREONINE; TRYPTOPHAN; VALINE;

CONFERENCE PAPER; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NITROGEN METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DIET; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN MALNUTRITION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0345734451     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2003.07.020     Document Type: Conference Paper

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