Cooperative dimerization of the POU domain protein Brn-2 on a new motif activates the neuronal promoter of the human aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase gene

Molecular Brain Research

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 151-163

  Dugast Darzacq, Claire ^a,b   Egloff, Sylvain ^a   Weber, Michel J ^a  

^a Université Paul Sabatier   (France)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aromatic L amino acid decarboxylase; Catecholamine synthesis; Gene promoter; Human; POU domain proteins; Protein protein interactions; Transcription regulation

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC LEVO AMINO ACID DECARBOXYLASE; PROTEIN; PROTEIN BRN 2; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR POU; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL STRAIN COS1; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIMERIZATION; DNA BINDING; GENE ACTIVATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION SITE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 1642450669     PISSN: 0169328X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molbrainres.2003.10.016     Document Type: Article

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