Identification of the positive and negative cis-elements involved in modulating the constitutive expression of mouse thymosin β4 gene

Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry

Volumn 272, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 75-84

  Hsiao, Hung Liang ^a   Su, Yeu ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Gene expression; Regulatory element; Thymosin 4; Transfection

Indexed keywords

CIS ACTING ELEMENT; NUCLEAR PROTEIN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; THYMOSIN BETA4;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BIOINFORMATICS; CANCER CELL CULTURE; COLORECTAL CANCER; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FLANKING REGION; ENHANCER REGION; EXON; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE LOCATION; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTRON; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN MOTIF; REPORTER GENE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TATA BOX; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION SITE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENES, REPORTER; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; INTRONS; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NIH 3T3 CELLS; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); SILENCER ELEMENTS, TRANSCRIPTIONAL; THYMOSIN; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION SITE;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 20944440115     PISSN: 03008177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11010-005-7638-0     Document Type: Article

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