Cell type-specific regulation of RE-1 silencing transcription factor (REST) target genes

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 2216-2230

  Hohl, Mathias ^a   Thiel, Gerald ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Connexin36; GluR2; Neuron restrictive silencer element; NRSF; Secretogranin II; Synaptophysin

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR 2; HISTONE; HISTONE DEACETYLASE INHIBITOR; LYSINE; RE 1 SILENCING TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; REPRESSOR PROTEIN; SECRETOGRANIN II; SYNAPTOPHYSIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRICHOSTATIN A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL SPECIFICITY; CELL TYPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE INDUCTION; GENE SILENCING; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOPHYSIS CELL; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; METHYLATION; MOUSE; MUTANT; NERVE CELL; NEUROSECRETORY CELL; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS ISLET ALPHA CELL; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; REGULATORY MECHANISM; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CELL LINE; CHROMATIN IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; CHROMOGRANINS; CONNEXINS; ELECTROPHORESIS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENES, REPORTER; HUMANS; HYDROXAMIC ACIDS; MICE; MUTAGENESIS; NEURONS; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PITUITARY GLAND; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RECEPTORS, AMPA; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; SYNAPTOPHYSIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 27844602069     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2005.04404.x     Document Type: Article

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