Runx2/Cbfa1 functions: Diverse regulation of gene transcription by chromatin remodeling and co-regulatory protein interactions

Connective Tissue Research

Volumn 44, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2003, Pages 141-148

  Lian, Jane B ^a   Stein, Janet L ^a   Stein, Gary S ^a   van Wijnen, André J ^a   Montecino, Martin ^b   Javed, Amjad ^a   Gutierrez, Soraya ^a   Shen, Jiali ^a   Zaidi, S Kaleem ^a   Drissi, Hicham ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

Author keywords

Bone specific; Chromatin; Osteoblast; Osteocalcin; Runt homology domain; Runx2 Cbfa1; Transcriptional regulation

Indexed keywords

CCAAT ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; OSTEOCALCIN; REGULATOR PROTEIN; RUNX TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; SIALOPROTEIN; SMAD PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CELL MATURATION; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CYTOARCHITECTURE; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INDUCTION; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MACROMOLECULE; NONHUMAN; OSSIFICATION; OSTEOBLAST; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TISSUE SPECIFICITY; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 12244313406     PISSN: 03008207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03008200390152232     Document Type: Review

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