Characterization of an intronic enhancer that regulates myelin proteolipid protein (Plp) gene expression in oligodendrocytes

Journal of Neuroscience Research

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 346-356

  Meng, Fanxue ^a   Zolova, Olga ^a   Kokorina, Natalia A ^a   Dobretsova, Anna ^a   Wight, Patricia A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Enhancer; Gene regulation; Intron; Myelin proteolipid protein; Oligodendrocytes

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; PROTEOLIPID PROTEIN; THYMIDINE KINASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; COW; DNA FLANKING REGION; ENHANCER REGION; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE CASSETTE; GENE CONSTRUCT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; INTRON; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OLIGODENDROGLIA; ORTHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SWINE;

5' FLANKING REGION; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELL LINE, TRANSFORMED; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; DNA; ENHANCER ELEMENTS (GENETICS); GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, REPORTER; HUMANS; INTRONS; LAC OPERON; MICE; MYELIN PROTEOLIPID PROTEIN; MYELIN SHEATH; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; OLIGODENDROGLIA; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RATS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; SUS SCROFA; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 27644529278     PISSN: 03604012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jnr.20640     Document Type: Article

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