Metallothionein 1 is a downstream target of vascular endothelial zinc finger 1 (VEZF1) in endothelial cells and participates in the regulation of angiogenesis

Endothelium: Journal of Endothelial Cell Research

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 163-170

  Miyashita, Hiroki ^a,b   Sato, Yasufumi ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Endothelial cell; Metallothionein 1; VEZF1

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIAL ZINC FINGER 1 PROTEIN; METALLOTHIONEIN I; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANGIOGENESIS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE G1 PHASE; CELL MIGRATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; GROWTH INHIBITION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MITOSIS INHIBITION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN TARGETING; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; CELL LINE; CELL PROLIFERATION; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; DOWN-REGULATION; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; METALLOTHIONEIN; MICE; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; UP-REGULATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 27744507452     PISSN: 10623329     EISSN: 10292373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10623320500227101     Document Type: Article

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