Doppel expression is regulated by the Brn-3a and Brn-3b transcription factors

NeuroReport

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 483-486

  Calissano, M ^a   Ensor, E ^a   Brown, D R ^b   Latchman, D S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brn 3a; Doppel; POU IV transcription factor; Prion protein

Indexed keywords

DOPPEL PROTEIN; PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR POU4F1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR POU4F2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CELL; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL GANGLION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELLS, CULTURED; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GANGLIA, SPINAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; NEUROBLASTOMA; PRIONS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SPINAL CORD; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR BRN-3; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR BRN-3A; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR BRN-3B; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 1542327572     PISSN: 09594965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001756-200403010-00020     Document Type: Article

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