Biochemical characterization of the human placental transcription factor GCMa/1

Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 188-195

  Lin, Chenchen ^a   Lin, Meiyao ^b   Chen, Hungwen ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

GCMa 1; Placenta; Syncytin; Transcription factor

Indexed keywords

CELLS; CHARACTERIZATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENES; MUTAGENESIS; PROTEINS;

GLIAL CELLS MISSING (GCM); HUMAN PLACENTAL TRANSCRIPTION; NATIVE SYNCYTIN PROMOTERS; SYNCYTIOTROPHOBLAST;

BIOCHEMISTRY;

GENE PRODUCT; SYNCYTIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GCMA 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACULOVIRUS EXPRESSION SYSTEM; BINDING SITE; CELL FUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTROPHOBLAST; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE CONSTRUCT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; INSECT CELL; PLACENTA; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REPORTER GENE; SYNCYTIOTROPHOBLAST; TATA BOX; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TROPHOBLAST; WILD TYPE;

BINDING SITES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE PRODUCTS, ENV; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; NEUROPEPTIDES; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY PROTEINS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); TATA BOX; TRANS-ACTIVATION (GENETICS); TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; INSECTA;

EID: 23444450721     PISSN: 08298211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/o05-026     Document Type: Article

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