Relative contribution of PDX-1, MafA and E47/β2 to the regulation of the human insulin promoter

Biochemical Journal

Volumn 389, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 813-820

  Docherty, Hilary M ^a   Hay, Colin W ^a   Ferguson, Laura A ^a   Barrow, John ^a   Durward, Elaine ^a   Docherty, Kevin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Gene transcription; Insulin gene; Islets of Langerhans; PDX 1 (pancreatic duodenal homeobox factor 1)

Indexed keywords

ACETYLATION; ASSAYS; DISEASES; GENES; PROTEINS; TISSUE;

DIABETES MELLITUS; GENE TRANSCRIPTION; INSULIN-GENE; ISLETS OF LANGERHANS; PDX-1 (PANCREATIC DUODENAL HOMEOBOX FACTOR-1);

INSULIN;

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; HELIX LOOP HELIX PROTEIN; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; INSULIN; LEUCINE ZIPPER PROTEIN; MAFA PROTEIN; NEUROGENIC DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PDX 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; DIABETES MELLITUS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GLUCAGONOMA; HUMAN; INSULIN RELEASE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PANCREAS ISLET; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; REPORTER GENE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; BASIC HELIX-LOOP-HELIX TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HMGB PROTEINS; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; INSULIN; MAF TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS, LARGE; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); TCF TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 23644438592     PISSN: 02646021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BJ20041891     Document Type: Article

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