Identification of cis-acting regions that contribute to neuron-specific expression of the GAP-43 gene

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1492-1495

  Takahashi, Mikio ^a   Sato, Yoshitaka ^a   Nakagami, Yuki ^a   Miyake, Katsuhide ^a   Iijima, Shinji ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Growth associated protein 43 (GAP 43); Neuron; P19; Transcriptional regulation

Indexed keywords

CELLS; GROWTH KINETICS; PROTEINS;

GROWTH-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 43 (GAP-43); NEURON; P19; TRANSCRIPTIONAL REGULATION;

GENETIC ENGINEERING;

NEUROMODULIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL LINE; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOUSE; MUTATION; NERVE CELL; PROMOTER REGION;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; GAP-43 PROTEIN; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MICE; MUTATION; NEURONS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS);

EID: 33745512116     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.50576     Document Type: Article

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