Inhibition of collagen gene expression by interferon-γ: Novel role of the CCAAT/enhancer binding protein β (C/EBPβ)

Journal of Cellular Physiology

Volumn 207, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 251-260

  Ghosh, Asish K ^a   Bhattacharyya, Swati ^a   Mori, Yasuji ^a   Varga, John ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 (2 AMINO 3 METHOXYPHENYL)CHROMONE; CCAAT ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN BETA; COLLAGEN; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; GAMMA INTERFERON; JANUS KINASE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 1; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 3; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITOR; PROCOLLAGEN; STAT PROTEIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ARTICLE; COL1A2 GENE; COLLAGEN SYNTHESIS; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; FIBROBLAST; GENE; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFLAMMATION; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

ACTIVE TRANSPORT, CELL NUCLEUS; CCAAT-ENHANCER-BINDING PROTEIN-BETA; CELLS, CULTURED; COLLAGEN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOWN-REGULATION; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FIBROBLASTS; FLAVONOIDS; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; INTERFERON TYPE II; MALE; MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 1; MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 3; MUTATION; OLIGODEOXYRIBONUCLEOTIDES; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PROTEIN BINDING; RESPONSE ELEMENTS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 33644880055     PISSN: 00219541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcp.20559     Document Type: Article

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