Expression of the human melanocortin-4 receptor gene is controlled by several members of the Sp transcription factor family

Journal of Molecular Endocrinology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 317-329

  Blondet, A ^a   Gout, J ^a   Durand, P ^a   Begeot M ^a   Naville, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; LUCIFERASE; MELANOCORTIN 4 RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; MITHRAMYCIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SP1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SP3;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CELL LINE; CELL STRAIN HEK293; CELL TYPE; CHROMATIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FLANKING REGION; DROSOPHILA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXPRESSION VECTOR; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE CONSTRUCT; GENE CONTROL; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE ISOLATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION SITE;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CELL LINE; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; EATING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENES, REPORTER; HUMANS; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RECEPTOR, MELANOCORTIN, TYPE 4; SP1 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; SP3 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 17844370818     PISSN: 09525041     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/jme.1.01614     Document Type: Article

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