Identification of a Novel Basic Helix-Loop-Helix-PAS Factor, NXF, Reveals a Sim2 Competitive, Positive Regulatory Role in Dendritic-Cytoskeleton Modulator Drebrin Gene Expression

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 608-616

  Ooe, Norihisa ^a   Saito, Koichi ^a   Mikami, Nobuyoshi ^a   Nakatuka, Iwao ^a   Kaneko, Hideo ^a  

^a SUMITOMO CHEMICAL CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASIC HELIX LOOP HELIX PAS FACTOR; BINDING PROTEIN; DREBRIN; GENE PRODUCT; HELIX LOOP HELIX PROTEIN; PROTEIN SIM2; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NXF; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PAS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSKELETON; DENDRITE; DOWN SYNDROME; GENE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; NXF GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BASIC HELIX-LOOP-HELIX TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; BINDING, COMPETITIVE; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CYTOSKELETON; DENDRITES; DNA; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; DOWN SYNDROME; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HELIX-LOOP-HELIX MOTIFS; HUMANS; MICE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEUROPEPTIDES; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RATS; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; CAENORHABDITIS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0347986677     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.24.2.608-616.2004     Document Type: Article

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