Specialized rules of gene transcription in male germ cells: The CREM paradigm

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 322-327

  Monaco, Lucia ^a   Kotaja, Noora ^a   Fienga, Giulia ^a   Hogeveen, Kevin ^a   Kolthur, Ullas S ^a   Kimmins, Sarah ^a   Brancorsini, Stefano ^a   Macho, Betina ^a   Sassone Corsi, Paolo ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE GÉNÉTIQUE ET DE BIOLOGIE MOLÉCULAIRE ET CELLULAIRE   (France)

Author keywords

Chromatin; CREM; Epigenetics; Mouse knock out; Spermatogenesis; Transcription

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP RESPONSIVE ELEMENT BINDING PROTEIN BINDING PROTEIN; KINESIN; KINESIN KIF17B; SERINE; TATA BINDING PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR CYCLIC AMP RESPONSE ELEMENT MODULATOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; CHROMATIN; CHROMATIN ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CYCLIC AMP RESPONSIVE ELEMENT; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GERM CELL; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOGENESIS; TATA BOX; TESTIS; TISSUE SPECIFICITY; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALS; CHROMATIN; CYCLIC AMP RESPONSE ELEMENT MODULATOR; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; HUMANS; MALE; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 10844284718     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.2004.00494.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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