Two GC-rich boxes in huC promoter play distinct roles in controlling its neuronal specific expression in zebrafish embryos

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 342, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 214-220

  Zhao, Chengtian ^a   He, Xinjun ^a   Tian, Chenxi ^a   Meng, Anming ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

GC rich box; huC; Neuron; Sp1 like transcription factors; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HU PROTEIN; HUC PROTEIN; PROTEIN DERIVATIVE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SP1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; EMBRYO; GC RICH SEQUENCE; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REPORTER GENE; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SPINAL CORD NERVE CELL; TRANSGENICS; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; GC RICH SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, REPORTER; HU PARANEOPLASTIC ENCEPHALOMYELITIS ANTIGENS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEURONS; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); SP1 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; ZEBRAFISH; ZEBRAFISH PROTEINS;

DANIO RERIO; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 32644473023     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2006.01.134     Document Type: Article

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