Processing, distribution, and function of VGF, a neuronal and endocrine peptide precursor

Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 517-533

  Levi, Andrea ^a   Ferri, Gian Luca ^b   Watson, Elizabeth ^c   Possenti, Roberta ^d   Salton, Stephen R J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^c MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

BDNF; Endocrine; Feeding; Metabolism; Neurotrophin; NGF; PC12; VGF

Indexed keywords

CCAAT BINDING FACTOR; CYCLIC AMP; FURIN; HORMONE PRECURSOR; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NEUROPEPTIDE; NEUROTROPHIN; PROTEIN PRECURSOR; PROTEIN VGF; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR AP 2; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SP1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CYCLIC AMP RESPONSIVE ELEMENT; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENDOCRINE CELL; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC CONSERVATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN INDUCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTEIN PROCESSING; REVIEW; RNA TRANSLATION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TATA BOX; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION SITE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALS; CHROMAFFIN CELLS; ENERGY METABOLISM; GENES, REGULATOR; HUMANS; NEURONS; NEUROPEPTIDES; NEUROSECRETORY SYSTEMS; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; PROTEINS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 3342962565     PISSN: 02724340     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:CEMN.0000023627.79947.22     Document Type: Review

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